Power, Profits, and Patriarchy

Founded in 1791 and in existence for more than two hundred years, the Kenrick iron foundry of West Bromwich, England produced some of the finest cast-iron hardware ever made. William and Clifford Staples' goal in studying the Kenrick case is to examine how taken-for-granted assumptions about class, gender, and familial relations contributed to the longevity of the firm.

Clifford L. Staples is professor of sociology at the University of North Dakota.

Preface

ix

List of Abbreviations

xiii

Introduction

1

(12)

``Masters and Servants'': The Foundations of Patriarchy, 1791-1867

13

(18)

With ``Liberality and Kindness'': The Genesis of Paternalism, 1868-1891

31

(26)

``You Are Not Paid to Think'': The Collapse of Paternalism, 1892-1913

57

(36)

``A Personal Interest in the Prosperity of Their Employers'': Bureaucratic Hegemony and the Origins of Social Patriarchy, 1914-1922

93

(30)

Epilogue

123

(6)

Notes

129

(40)

Appendix A Children's Employment Commission (1862)

169

(4)

Appendix B Factory and Workshops Acts Commission

173

(10)

Select Bibliography

183

(12)

Index

195

(10)

About the Authors

205

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