Victorian Values - Secularism and the Size of Families

First published in 1981, Victorian Values is an investigation into the social causes behind the decline of the birth rate and the size of families in Britain in the second half of the nineteenth century.

List of contents

1. Fertility and the decline in religious belief 2. The religious roots of the Malthusian controversy 3. The secularist case for birth control 4. The emancipation of women 5. Hostages to fortune 6. The meritocratic emphasis 7. The apostasy of the paterfamilias 8. The 1870s and after 9. The revaluation of children 10. Towards a fertility policy Notes Index to sources General index

Product details

• Authors: J A Banks
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032458069
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245806-9
• No. of pages: 211
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, British & Irish history, Sociology: family & relationships, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Sociology: family and relationships