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Record Nr.

UNINA9910765825003321

Autore

Mahood Linda <1960, >

Titolo

Policing gender, class and family : Britain, 18001945 / / Linda Mahood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Taylor & Francis, 1995

London : , : UCL Press, , 1995

ISBN

1-135-36926-7

1-135-36927-5

1-280-16469-7

0-203-99366-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Collana

Women's history

Disciplina

306.850941

365.4209411

Soggetti

Family policy - Scotland - History

Juvenile delinquency - Scotland - History

Reformatories - Scotland - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The genesis of the social; Chapter 2 The child in danger; Chapter 3 The dangerous child; Chapter 4 The child-savers: the terrain of contestation; Chapter 5 Child-saving institutions; Chapter 6 Sexuality and the gendered delinquent; Chapter 7 Conclusion: policing gender, class and family; Appendix A Admission statistics; Appendix B Scottish institutions; Appendix C Industrial trades; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is intended for undergraduate courses on modern British history, women's history, courses on family, sexuality and childhood. Women's studies, history of education, sociology.