Leisure, Gender and Poverty: Working-Class Culture in Salford and Manchester, 1900-1939.

Abstract

Part 1 Poverty: poverty before World War I poverty and unemployment between the Wars poverty and human needs. Part 2 Men - poverty, unemployment and the family: poverty and the denial of leisure leisure as a cause of poverty. Part 3 Women - housekeeping, leisure and independence: time and money drink and respectability cinemas fortune tellers and spiritualists. Part 4 Young workers - parents, polics and freedom: family economy and family relationships dance halls cinemas corner gangs monkey parades. Part 5 Streets, markets and parks: street life and neighbourhood relationships street entertainers and working-class charity street customs Saturday night markets parks. Part 6 Gambling: back entry bookmakers and the police bookmakers and neighbourhood life gambling schools and working-class sports gambling and working-class culture. Appendices: occupational structure respondents' biographies.

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