1st Edition
Fathers and Sons in the English Middle Class, c. 1870–1920
By Laura Ugolini
Copyright 2021
246 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
246 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book explores the relationship between middle-class fathers and sons in England between c. 1870 and 1920. We now know that the conventional image of the middle-class paterfamilias of this period as cold and authoritarian is too simplistic, but there is still much to be discovered about relationships in middle-class families. Paying especial attention to gender and masculinities, this book... Read more
Introduction
Part 1: Childhood
1. Contact and Separation
2. Intimacy and Distance
3. Responsibility and Authority
4. Consumption
Part 2: Adulthood
5. Closeness and Divergence
6. Succession and Inheritance
7. Conflict and Reconciliation
8. Emancipation
Conclusion
Biography
Laura Ugolini is a Professor of History at the University of Wolverhampton.
