A man's place : masculinity and the middle-class home in Victorian England / John Tosh.

Author/creator Tosh, John
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Men--England. --History. --19th century.
Masculinity--England. --History. --19th century.
Sex role--England. --History. --19th century.
Middle class families--England. --History. --19th century.

Contents Preconditions. Middle-class household ; Ideal of domesticity -- Climax of domesticity, c. 1830-1880. Husband and wife ; Father and child ; Boys into men ; Convivial pleasures and public duties -- Domesticity under strain, c. 1870-1900. Decline of deference ; Flight from domesticity.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-243) and index.
LCCN 98031422
ISBN0300077793

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Joyner General Stacks HQ1090.7.G7 T67 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold