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Gender in English Society 1650-1850

Gender in English Society 1650-1850

The Emergence of Separate Spheres?

Robert B. Shoemaker

Mar 1998, Paperback, 344 pages
ISBN13: 9780582103153
ISBN10: 0582103150
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A lively social history of the roles of men and women - from workplace to household, from parish church to alehouse, from market square to marriage bed. Robert Shoemaker investigates such varied topics as crime, leisure, the theatre, religious observance, notions of morality and even changing patterns of sexual activity itself.

1. Introduction.
2. Ideas About Gender.
3. Sexuality.
4. Family and Household Life.
5. Work.
6. Religion and Politics.
7. Social and Cultural Life.
8. Conclusion: The Emergence of Separate Spheres?
Select Bibliography.
Index.

  • Critically re-examines the view that women had greater economic and political opportunities in pre-industrial England.
  • It is not confined to the much-debated question of women's roles, it also analyses the behaviour patterns of men and how these changed over time.
  • Comprehensive coverage - goes beyond the traditional areas of consideration - work, family life and politics - to investigate such varied topics as leisure, authorship, the theatre, clubs and societies, notions of morality and changing patterns of sexual activity itself.
  • A broad contextual synthesis.

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