Working-Class Community in the Age of Affluence

Utilising an oral history case study of sociability and identity in the Yorkshire town of Beverley between the end of the Second World War and the election of Margaret Thatcher's government, this book challenges this influential narrative. An introductory essay outlines how sociologists and historians understood the complex so

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Families

Chapter 3. Neighbours

Chapter 4. Friends

Chapter 5. Workplaces

Chapter 6. Civil Society and Associational Life

Chapter 7. Identity and Place

Chapter 8. Conclusion

Appendix. Brief biographical details of research participants

About the author

Stefan Ramsden is post-doctoral researcher at University of Hull, UK. After a decade working in the museums sector, he decided to pursue his interest in working-class history through returning to full-time study, and completed a PhD in 2013. Since then he has worked as a history teacher, lecturer and researcher in the University of Hull.

Summary

Utilising an oral history case study of sociability and identity in the Yorkshire town of Beverley between the end of the Second World War and the election of Margaret Thatcher’s government, this book challenges this influential narrative. An introductory essay outlines how sociologists and historians understood the complex so

Additional text

"Working-Class Community offers an important contribution to the history of affluence and the working classes in modern Britain that should appeal to researchers interested in the interactions between people, society and places. This long-term study shows that affluence was a time of both continuity and change rather than transformation, providing an analysis of different life stages and contexts to critique narrow conceptualisations of community. Reasserting the value of the local, Working-Class Community showcases the complexity that underpinned working-class sociability throughout the twentieth century." — Isabelle Carter in Contemporary British History, 33:2, 290-291.

Product details

• Authors: Stefan Ramsden, Stefan (University of Hull Ramsden, Ramsden Stefan
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367874797
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87479-7
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Perspectives in Economic and Social History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Business & Economics / General, European History, Economics, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology