describes the British Society from 1870-1914. It gives an

overview of several different categories that make up

society during these particular years. There are eight

specific components of society into which the book goes into

detail. Those components of society are (1)themes and

interpretations, (2)demography, death, and disease,

(3)family and household, (4)property, (5)work, (6)religion,

(7)society and the state, and (8)society and social theory.

In the first chapter, themes and interpretations, one

of the sections deals with sex and gender. Before the

1860’s women’s roles and women’s rights had never been an

issue. At this point in history as the book tells changes

began in women’s roles and women’s rights. Women could

begin to receive secondary and higher education. Also,

changes were evident in other areas: political, legal,

economic, intellectual, personal, and psychological. These

how valuable property was in those days. Fortunately,

towards greater awareness of the collective identity of

however, it appeared that the ordinary people of Britain

property rights is the introduction of three things:

Merseyside and South Wales were like with there 12,000

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