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Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott: Social Issues and Social Research


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Pearl Jephcott (1900–1980) was a pioneer of sociological research, largely forgotten in recent times, her works paved the way for many of the subsequent developments that were to come in the sociology of gender, women’s’ studies, urban sociology, leisure studies and the sociology of youth. An originator and an early adopter of many research methods, Pearl Jephcott, deserves to be rediscovered. This collection of 5 books, each with a new foreword, were originally published between 1954 and 1971. Including one previously unpublished work from 1954, they are a selection of her most important work and a fascinating record of sociological research in action.

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Homes in High Flats Some of the Human Problems Involved in Multi-Storey Housing

Homes in High Flats: Some of the Human Problems Involved in Multi-Storey Housing

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

Originally published in 1971, Homes in High Flats was written at a time when multi-storey flats were a popular solution to the world-wide need for mass housing because they could be produced with speed. However, the social implications of domestic housing in high flats were causing local ...

Married Women Working

Married Women Working

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

In the 1950s heated views were sometimes expressed about the alleged social results of married women going out to work. Originally published in 1962 Married Women Working attempts to examine the question objectively. It is based on two studies undertaken over a period of nearly five years in a ...

Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott: Social Issues and Social Research 5 Volume Set

Selected Works of Pearl Jephcott: Social Issues and Social Research: 5 Volume Set

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

Pearl Jephcott (1900–1980) was a pioneer of sociological research, largely forgotten in recent times, her works paved the way for many of the subsequent developments that were to come in the sociology of gender, women’s’ studies, urban sociology, leisure studies and the sociology of youth. An ...

Some Young People

Some Young People

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

"The Richardson boys ganged up with two other big families in their buildings and, at various ages, had tried out most of the local youth organisations. Bert Richardson with a suitable set of brothers and mates, was in the Scouts, but they got ejected. Later, at thirteen, he joined a boys’ club for...

The Social Background of Delinquency

The Social Background of Delinquency

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

Written in 1954 and published here for the first time, The Social Background of Delinquency deals with the social climate in which juvenile delinquency crops up time after time. It examines ‘bad’ behaviour among people who could otherwise be classed as ‘normal’ members of ordinary English society. ...

Time of One's Own Leisure and Young People

Time of One's Own: Leisure and Young People

1st Edition

By Pearl Jephcott
April 25, 2023

Originally published in 1967, Time of One’s Own asks the question: How do young Scots spend their free time nowadays? The Kilbrandon Council asked the University of Glasgow to undertake a study on this subject and their conclusions form the subject of this book. ‘Young Scots’ were confined to those...

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