Did new modes of thought and a new perspective on ideologies of poverty and childhood affect the treatment of the young poor? Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? In .The. .Childhood of the Poor., Alysa Levene utlilises a wide range of sources examining parish nursing, the workhouse, charity, self help and family support to reveal how children and their families were assisted through hard times.In doing so, she uncovers an overlapping and sometimes contradictory set of assumptions about pauper childhood, family life and the reform of society. Poorchildren were innocent, valued for their future labour, entitled to parental nurture and an asset to society. However, for those offering assistance 'on the ground' they were also expensive, potentially delinquent and a live expression of the Malthusian poverty trap. This book traces these changing priorities and values over the eighteenth century: a period when childhood took on its most recognisably modern attributes. . INDICE: List of Tables and Figures.Acknowledgements.List of Abbreviations.Introduction - the Childhood of the Poor.Poor Children and their Families .TheDevelopment of Parish Nursing.The Supervision of Parish Nursing.Parents and Parish Childcare.Children and the Metropolitan Workhouse.Making Shift - OutdoorRelief and Charity.Making Shift - Community, Friends and Family.Conclusions -the Childhood of the Poor.Appendix.Notes.Bibliography.Index.
- ISBN: 978-0-230-35480-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 13/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Desconocido