{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-marriage-singleness-in-england-191460","title":"shadow of marriage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book stakes out new territory within an exciting, emerging field of  study.  Not only does it uncover the history of a neglected group, but  it also offers valuable insights into the significance of marital status  which are equally relevant to current debates on marriage and family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  book examines representations and experiences of men and women who  never married between 1914 and 1960, drawing upon an exceptionally wide  range of sources including biographies, oral histories, novels, films,  government statistics and social surveys.  An introductory chapter on  work and non-familial lifestyles highlights the significance of age,  generation and gender.  The main focus in the rest of the book is on  unmarried men and women's intimate, sexual, familial and professional  relationships.  These raise important questions about how these  categories have been defined and expose power relations between married  and single people.  The material on adult\/child relationships is  particularly innovative.  The author probes the boundaries of the  nuclear family in the mid-twentieth century through her account of the  high levels of interest and involvement in children's care and education  by unmarried women as well as largely invisible relationships between  children and unmarried men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the first major study of the  history of single women and men in England, this will be a valuable  resource for researchers and students in social history, gender studies,  women's studies, social policy and sociology.  Its accessible style and  the inclusion of personal material from the author's life and family  will undoubtedly also attract a wider readership.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54022688571736,"sku":null,"price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780719068935_9383e59f-730c-4668-88a1-3e4667684246.jpg?v=1777175115","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-marriage-singleness-in-england-191460","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}