Family and Kinship in East London

One of the pioneering works of modern sociology,Family and Kinship in East Londonis a study of family life in the East End of London in the 1950s, based on extensive interviews and case studies, which examines the consequences of moving families from urban to suburban public housing. The book was first published in 1954, updated in 1989, and is here presented with a new foreword by Judith Stacey.

Foreword

vii

Judith Stacey

List of Tables

xii

New Introduction

xiii

Introduction

11

(6)

PART ONE KINSHIP IN BETHNAL GREEN

Husbands and Wives, Past and Present

17

(14)

Where People Live

31

(13)

Mothers and Daughters

44

(18)

Husbands and Mothers

62

(14)

The Kinship Network

76

(13)

The Family in the Economy

89

(15)

Kinship and Community

104

(17)

PART TWO FAMILIES ON THE MOVE

From Bethnal Green to Greenleigh

121

(10)

The Family at Greenleigh

131

(16)

Keeping Themselves to Themselves

147

(23)

Movement Between Classes

170

(16)

In Conclusion: Planning and Family Life

186

(15)

List of References

201

(4)

Index

205

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Family and Kinship in East London

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