302 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
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Routledge
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First published in 1957 ,and reprinted with a new introduction in 1986, Michael Young and Peter Willmott’s book on family and kinship in Bethnal Green in the 1950s is a classic in urban studies.
A standard text in planning, housing, family studies and sociology, it predicted the failure in social terms of the great rehousing campaign which was getting under way in the 1950s. The... Read more
Part I: Kinship in Bethnal Green 1. Husbands and wives, past and present 2. Where people live 3. Mothers and daughters 4. Husbands and mothers 5. The kinship network 6. The family in the economy 7. Kinship and community Part II: Families on the move 8. From Bethnal Green to Greenleigh 9. The family at Greenleigh 10. Keeping themselves to themselves 11. Movement between classes 12. In conclusion: Planning and family life.
Biography
Young, Michael; Wilmott, Peter
