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Trends in British Society since 1900

A Guide to the Changing Social Structure of Britain

Palgrave Macmillan

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. The Study of British Society

    • A. H. Halsey
    Pages 1-19
  3. Population and Family

    • Constance Rollett, Julia Parker
    Pages 20-63
  4. The Economic Environment

    • Robert Bacon, George Sayer Bain, John Pimlott
    Pages 64-96
  5. The Labour Force

    • George Sayer Bain, Robert Bacon, John Pimlott
    Pages 97-128
  6. Social Mobility

    • Kenneth Magdonald, John Ridge
    Pages 129-147
  7. Schools

    • A. H. Halsey, John Sheehan, John Vaizey
    Pages 148-191
  8. Higher Education

    • A. H. Halsey
    Pages 192-226
  9. Electors and Elected

    • David Butler
    Pages 227-247
  10. Urbanisation and Local Government

    • Bruce Wood
    Pages 248-283
  11. Housing

    • Constance Rollett
    Pages 284-320
  12. Health

    • Julia Parker, Constance Rollett, Kathleen Jones
    Pages 321-371
  13. Welfare

    • Julia Parker
    Pages 372-406
  14. Religion

    • Robert Currie, Alan Gilbert
    Pages 407-450
  15. Immigration

    • Juliet Cheetham
    Pages 451-508
  16. Crime and Penal Measures

    • Nigel Walker
    Pages 509-537
  17. Leisure

    • A. H. Halsey
    Pages 538-573
  18. Back Matter

    Pages 575-578

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Oxford, UK

    A. H. Halsey

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trends in British Society since 1900

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to the Changing Social Structure of Britain

  • Editors: A. H. Halsey

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-00778-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: A. H. Halsey 1972

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-00780-6Published: 01 January 1972

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-00778-3Published: 18 June 1972

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 578

  • Topics: Sociology, general

  • Industry Sectors: Engineering, Pharma

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