21 used & new from �0.01

Have one to sell? Sell yours here

Search inside another edition of this book

Family and Kinship in East London (Pelican) (Paperback)

by Michael Young (Author), Peter Willmott (Author), Peter Willmott (Author) "BETHNAL GREEN is part of a country which has been, within living memory, the scene of great social changes, and in this background chapter we..." (more)

5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Available from these sellers.

19 used from �0.01 2 collectible from �2.50

Other Editions:	RRP:	Our Price:	Other Offers:
Hardcover			2 used & new from �19.50
Paperback	�9.99	�5.99	14 used & new from �4.18
Unknown Binding			3 used & new from �2.99

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

(What is this?)

Pelican genealogy opens new browser window

Ancestry.co.uk/Genealogy - Pelican genealogy info Search your family history now!

East London opens new browser window

www.Ask.com - Find the Best Results for East London.

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict

by Geoff Dench

3.8 out of 5 stars (4) �10.19

Folk Devils and Moral Panics: Creation of Mods and Rockers

by Stanley Cohen

4.0 out of 5 stars (1) �15.97

Surviving Sexual Violence (Feminist Perspectives)

by Liz Kelly

�18.04

Speak You Also: A Survivor's Reckoning

by Paul Steinberg

�7.32

The Captive Mind (Penguin Modern Classics)

by Czeslaw Milosz

5.0 out of 5 stars (2) �8.09

› Explore similar items

Product details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New impression edition (Oct 1969)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0140205950
ISBN-13: 978-0140205954
Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.9 x 1 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 119,352 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Inside This Book (Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.

First Sentence
BETHNAL GREEN is part of a country which has been, within living memory, the scene of great social changes, and in this background chapter we shall notice their impact upon married couples. Read the first page

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

(What's this?)

Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)

london east end(1)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

	89% buy the item featured on this page: Family and Kinship in East London (Pelican) 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
	3% buy The New East End: Kinship, Race and Conflict 3.8 out of 5 stars (4) �10.19
	3% buy London in the Nineteenth Century: A Human Awful Wonder of God 4.9 out of 5 stars (10) �7.67
	2% buy My East End: Memories of Life in Cockney London 4.5 out of 5 stars (8) �6.97

Explore similar items

Customer Reviews

1 Review

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Create your own review

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Study of Working Class Community Life, 3 Jan 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Family and Kinship in East London (Paperback)

Young and Willmotts book is based on a three study of the Bethnal Green area of London - a traditional industrial working class community. Whilst they combine classic social science methodologies employing structured surveys, interviews and observation, the book reads not as as a study but a narrative.

Drawing their evidence from all areas together ina seamless manner the paint a picture of ife in Bethnal Green where the extended family and wider community are very much part of the individuals life. The role of the mother is especially central representing the key binding force in family life .

The picture is of a happy community, where material wealth is yet to overturn community spirit as the key value.

A section analyses life in a recently created out-of-town estate where many from Bethnal Green have moved to - the authors suggest that the move shows how easy it is to break up a successful organic community and despite the better material quality of life that teh estate represented the overall quality of life was severly diminished.

This book is academic in its basis but is written for the general reader. Anyone interested in social history, community life or Britain would love the book. For the academic there is a lengthy appendix which provides all the details of methodology leaving the book open to necessary academic critique. The average reader can and will ignore this.

Some have criticised the book as romanticising working class life, and it is perhaps the case but definitely the title paints a picture that is hard to ignore.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review

› See all customer reviews...

.jsOffDisplayBlock { display: block; } .jsOffDisplayInline { display: inline; } .jsOffVisibility { visibility: visible; } .jsOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jsOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jsOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; } .jsOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jsOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayBlock { display: none; } .jqOnDisplayInline { display: none; } .jqOnVisibility { visibility: hidden; } .jqOnDisplayNoneBlock { display: block; } .jqOnDisplayNoneInline { display: inline; }

Customer Discussions

This product's forum

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight

Active discussions in related forums

Discussion	Replies	Latest Post
politics "Sour faced little Englanders" - David Cameron	3	1 hour ago
politics Would it be so bad if we let Europe run the UK	12	1 hour ago
politics Special relationship America and Britain	7	1 hour ago
politics This is Politics?????	36	2 days ago
politics what happened to the BNP discussion	124	2 days ago
politics Which is better a charismatic leader or the right policies?	9	2 days ago
politics Cast Iron promise - Cameron	4	2 days ago