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Written in simple prose and fair-minded in its approach, The Captive Wife became an inspirational book for many mothers, feminists and activists seeking equality for women and remains a vital book today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Ann Oakley.
List of contents
Foreword to the Routledge Classics Edition Ann Oakley Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Part 1: Social and Historical Background 1. Legal and Political Changes 2. General Changes in the Structure and Patterns of Family Life 3. The Family Today 4. Changing Patterns of Work 5. A Summary Part 2: The Survey 6. Background of the Samples 7. Housing 8. Marriage 9. Mothers and Children 10. The Running of the Home 11. Social Contacts 12. Children and Leisure 13. Mothers and Work Part 3: Conclusion and Proposals 14. Conflict and Ambivalence 15. Results of the Survey Summarised 16. A Final Analysis and Proposals for the Future Appendices of Methods I. Design of the Interview II. Schedule III. Selection of the Samples Bibliography Index
About the author
Hannah Gavron was a brilliant, promising British sociologist who died at the age of twenty-nine. Her only book, The Captive Wife, was published the year after her death in 1965. Her son Jeremy Gavron's A Woman on the Edge of Time is an acclaimed account of his mother's life and suicide and was the subject of a BBC radio drama.
Summary
Written in simple prose and fair-minded in its approach, The Captive Wife became an inspirational book for many mothers, feminists and activists seeking equality for women and remains a vital book today. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Ann Oakley.
