The Childhood of the Poor [electronic resource] : Welfare in Eighteenth-Century London /
Levene, A.author.
Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? Examining pauper childhood, family life and societal reform, Levene asks whether new models of childhood in the eighteenth century affected the treatment of the young poor, and reveals how they and their families were helped through hard times.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: The Childhood of the Poor; Children and childhood; Poor children and their families; Remit and methods; 2 Poor Children and their Families; The size and structure of poor families in eighteenth-century London; Broken and complex families; Did children bring about family poverty in London?; Conclusions; 3 The Development of Parish Nursing; Evidence of parish nursing prior to 1767; Parish nursing after 1767: the development of a system; Parish nursing after 1767: the nurses
Conclusions: a 'system' for nursing?4 The Supervision of Parish Nursing; Accountability: the frequency of inspections; Inspecting nurses' homes; Conclusions: the value of nursing; 5 Parents and Parish Childcare; Separation versus family bonds; Parental choice and parish nursing; Conclusions: pauper childhood and the poor family; 6 Children and the Metropolitan Workhouse; Children in London workhouses; Children as distinctive workhouse inmates; Childhood in the workhouse; Conclusions; 7 Making Shift: Outdoor Relief and Charity; Outdoor relief from the parish
Charity and the economy of makeshiftsConclusions; 8 Making Shift: Community, Friends and Family; Community and neighbourhood; Kith and kin; Conclusions; 9 Conclusions; Rhetoric and reality; Childhood and the eighteenth century; Models of pauper childhood; Appendix; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Was there a notion of childhood for the labouring classes, and was it distinctive from that of the elite? Examining pauper childhood, family life and societal reform, Levene asks whether new models of childhood in the eighteenth century affected the treatment of the young poor, and reveals how they and their families were helped through hard times.
Great Britain-History.
Social history.
Civilization-History.
History, Modern.
History of Britain and Ireland.
Social History.
Cultural History.
Modern History.