Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? : unmarried motherhood in twentieth-century England
著者
書誌事項
Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? : unmarried motherhood in twentieth-century England
Oxford University Press, 2013, c2012
- : pbk
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注記
Originally published: 2012
Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index
収録内容
- Secrets and lies : being and becoming an unmarried mother in early-twentieth-century England CW Between the wars
- Between the wars
- The Second World War : another moral panic
- Unmarried motherhood in "family Britain" : challenging Bowlby
- Unmarried mothers in the "welfare state"
- The permissive society? Unmarried motherhood in the 1960s
- A finer future?
- The struggle continues : 1980s-90s
- Into the twenty-first century : progress?
内容説明・目次
内容説明
Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? is the first book to describe the real lives of unmarried mothers, and attitudes towards them, in England from the First World War to the present day. Pat Thane and Tanya Evans use biographies and memoirs, as well as archives and official sources, to challenge stereotypes of the mothers as desolate women, rejected by society and by their families, until social attitudes were transformed in the 'permissive' 1960s. They demonstrate
the diversity of their lives, their social backgrounds, and how often they were supported by their families, neighbours, and the fathers of their children before the 1960s, and the continuing hostility by some sections of society since then. They challenge stereotypes, too, about the impact of war on sexual
behaviour, and about the stability of family life before the 1960s.
Much of the evidence comes from the records of the National Council for the Unmarried Mother and Her Child, set up by sympathetic men and women in 1918 to help a social group they believed were neglected, and which is still very active today, as Gingerbread, supporting lone parents in need of help. Their work tells us not only about the lives of those mothers and children who had no other support, but also another important story about the vibrancy of voluntary action throughout the past
century and its continuing vital role, working alongside and in co-operation with the Welfare State to help mothers into work, among other things. Their history is an inspiring example of how, throughout the past century, voluntary organizations in the 'Big Society' worked with, not against, the 'Big
State'.
目次
- Introduction
- 1. Secrets and Lies: Being and Becoming an Unmarried Mother in Early Twentieth-Century England
- 2. Between the Wars
- 3. The Second World War: Another Moral Panic
- 4. Unmarried Motherhood in 'Family Britain': Challenging Bowlby
- 5. Unmarried Mothers in the 'Welfare State'
- 6. The Permissive Society? Unmarried Motherhood in the 1960s
- 7. A Finer Future?
- 8. The Struggle Continues : 1980s-90s
- 9. Into the Twenty-First Century: Progress
- Bibliography
- Index
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