The Science of Housework (eBook)

The Home and Public Health, 1880-1940

Ann Oakley (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024 | 1., First Edition
266 Seiten
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-6963-9 (ISBN)

Infos

In an era of pandemic infection, the importance of hygiene at home and in public spaces has never been greater. This book recaptures the buried history of the household science movement, including domestic science teaching, public health, higher education for women and the scientific content and aims of domestic science courses. It explores how it was viewed in the context of new public health concerns and as a driver to opening higher education to women, raising questions about the legacy and modern relevance of the household science movement.

Autor

Ann Oakley is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute. A social researcher for 60 years, and author of many academic publications, she is also well known for her biography, autobiography and fiction. Her books include The Sociology of Housework, From Here to Maternity and The Men's Room which was serialised by the BBC in 1991, and most recently Forgotten Wives (Policy Press, 2021).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2024
• Verlagsort: Bristol
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
• Schlagworte: Domestic Science • higher education • housework • Public Health • Social Science
• ISBN-10: 1-4473-6963-7 / 1447369637
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4473-6963-9 / 9781447369639