Obelkevich (ed.)

Understanding Post-War British Society

Herausgeber: Catterall, Peter; Obelkevich, James

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Produktbeschreibung

"Understanding Post-War British Society" is a unique textbook which brings together the perspectives of a group of distinguished sociologists and social historians to understand the shaping of British society. The premise of the book is that these two approaches are complementary and mutually enriching. To understand how society operates it is necessary to explore not only its constituent structures and relationships, but how these structures emerge and why changes occur within them. "Understanding Post-War British Society" critically appraises the usefulness of current theories in advancing our understanding of contemporary society, and explores British society as dynamic and developing. In the process the authors appreciate and draw our attention to the fact that society is shaped not just by social policy and structures, but by how far these shape people's life-patterns, attitudes, experience and conduct. Contributors: Celia Brackenridge; JoanBrown; Robert Burgess; Rosemary Crompton; John Curtice; Grace Davie; Chris Harris; Chris Law; Arthur Marwick; Anne Murcott; Edward Royle; Richard Smith; Penny Summerfield; Anthea Tinker and Diana Woodward.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1994
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9780415109406
• ISBN-10: 041510940X
• Artikelnr.: 21391542

Autorenporträt

Peter Catterall, James Obelkevich

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Introduction: Understanding British society
1 Trends in post-war British social history
2 Elements of demographic change in Britain since 1945
3 Political sociology 1945-92
4 The family in post-war Britain
5 Women in Britain since 1945: companionate marriage and the double burden
6 Old age and gerontology
7 Employment and industrial structure
8 Non-manual labour
9 Poverty in post-war Britain
10 Aspects of education in post-war Britain
11 Consumption
12 Food and nutrition in post-war Britain
13 Religion in post-war Britain: a sociological view
14 The arts
books
media and entertainments in Britain since 1945
15 Gender inequalities in leisure and sport in post-war Britain
Index