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Author McKibbin, Ross.

Title Classes and cultures : England 1918-1951 / Ross McKibbin.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305.50942 M158C    Check Shelf
Description x, 562 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-545) and index.
Contents I. The Upper Class: Honour and Wealth. 1. The definition of the upper class. 2. The monarchy. 3. The peerage. 4. The upper class as Society. 5. Riches -- II. The Middle Class (I). 1. Composition and numbers. 2. The political life-cycle of the middle class, 1918-1951 -- III. The Middle Class (II). 1. Expenditure and housing. 2. Sociability and social networks. 3. The middle classes: 'traditional' and 'non-traditional'. 4. The middle classes and the working class -- IV. The Working Class (I). 1. Employment. 2. Unemployment. 3. Wages and benefits. 4. Finding jobs. 5. At work. 6. Workplace politics. 7. Out of work -- V. The Working Class (II). 1. Families. 2. Managing money.
Summary Ross McKibbin investigates the ways in which 'class culture' characterized English society, and intruded into every aspect of life, during the period from 1918 to the mid-1950s. He demonstrates the influence of social class within the mini 'cultures' which together constitute society: families and family life, friends and neighbours, the workplace, schools and colleges, religion, sexuality, sport, music, film, and radio. Dr. McKibbin considers the ways in which language was used (both spoken and written) to define one's social grouping, and how far changes occurred to language and culture more generally as a result of increasing American influence.
He assesses the role of status and authority in English society, the social significance of the monarchy and the upper classes, the opportunities for social mobility, and the social and ideological foundations of English politics. In this study, Ross McKibbin exposes the fundamental structures and belief systems which underpinned English society in the first half of the twentieth century.
Subject Social classes -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Social structure -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Class consciousness -- England -- History -- 20th century.
England -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Class consciousness. (OCoLC)fst00863425
Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
Social classes. (OCoLC)fst01122346
Social conditions (OCoLC)fst01919811
Social structure. (OCoLC)fst01123372
England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
Sociale klassen.
Kultur (DE-588)4125698-0
Soziale Klasse (DE-588)4077571-9
Sozialstatus (DE-588)4077618-9
Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2
Chronological Term Geschichte 1918-1951
1900-1999
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0198206720
9780198206729 (hardback)
0198208553
9780198208556
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