Ideal Surroundings - Domestic Life in a Working-Class Suburb in the 1920s

Suzanne Morton looks at a single working-class community as it responded to national and regional changes in the 1920s. Grounded in labour and feminist history, with a strong emphasis on domestic life, this analysis focuses on the relationship between gender ideals and the actual experience of different family members.

About the author

Suzanne Morton is a professor in the Department of History and Classical Studies at McGill University.

Summary

Suzanne Morton looks at a single working-class community as it responded to national and regional changes in the 1920s. Grounded in labour and feminist history, with a strong emphasis on domestic life, this analysis focuses on the relationship between gender ideals and the actual experience of different family members.

Product details

• Authors: Suzanne Morton
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9780802075758
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-7575-8
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 300 g
• Series: Studies in Gender History; HERITAGE; Studies in Gender and History
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories