Sinners? Scroungers? Saints? - Unmarried Motherhood in Twentieth-Century England

A detailed exploration of the real lives of unmarried mothers in England through the past century. Argues that the 'permissive' sixties were largely a revolt against the secrecy and hypocrisy that went before. Although this led to greater public tolerance of family diversity, stigma and hardship persisted for many lone mothers and their children.

Summary

A detailed exploration of the real lives of unmarried mothers in England through the past century. Argues that the 'permissive' sixties were largely a revolt against the secrecy and hypocrisy that went before. Although this led to greater public tolerance of family diversity, stigma and hardship persisted for many lone mothers and their children.

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Pat Thane and Tanya Evans use a rich study of unmarried mothers to illuminate changing experiences of inequality, welfare, and family across the twentieth century invaluable to social historians, but also a provocative intervention in contemporary debates about social policy and the reform of the state.

Product details

• Authors: Tanya Evans, Tanya (Research Fellow Evans, Evans Tanya, Pat Thane, Pat (Research Professor in Contemporary History Thane, Pat Evans Thane, Thane Pat
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2013
• EAN: 9780199681983
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968198-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book; European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, British & Irish history, Sociology: family & relationships, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: family and relationships