Stella & Rose's Books : THE NEW VILLAGERS Written By Elizabeth Radford, BOOK CODE: 507788

THE NEW VILLAGERS

Written by Elizabeth Radford
Published by Frank Cass in 1970
ISBN: 0714615854

THE NEW VILLAGERS
Written by Elizabeth Radford.
Stock no. 986859
1st. 1970. Hardback. Large format. Very good condition.

Large format. Blue cloth, gilt titles. Urban pressure on rural areas in Worcestershire. 76 pages. ISBN: 0714615854. Book: Ex-lib. Minimal stamps.

1. Introduction
2. The Survey
(i) Methodological Considerations
(ii) The Questionnaire
3. The Two Villages
Chapter One The Social Structure of the Two Villages
(i) Age Structure
(ii) Occupations
(iii) Socio-economic Grouping
(iv) Household size
(v) Family Structure in the Locality
Chapter Two Geographical Mobility
(i) Reasons for coming to the Village
(ii) Mobility from Birth Place
(iii) Previous residence
(iv) The Urban Villagers
(v) Mobility and Marriage
(vi) Location of Occupation
(vii) Summary of Mobility Patterns
Chapter Three The Structure of Local Relationships
Chapter Four The Social Network
(i) The Kin links in the Villages
(ii) Where the villagers' parents live or lived
(iii) Contact with kin
(iv) Friendship patterns
Chapter Five Ownership of Labour Saving Goods
4. Outline of Findings
Appendix 1 A General Survey of Population Growth in Worcestershire Parishes and the choice of villages for the Survey
Appendix 2 Socio-economic Grouping according to 1961 census.
Appendix 3 Public Transport in Martley and Kempsey
Appendix 4 Organizations Existing in the Villages
Appendix 5 Car ownership from 1966 Census
Appendix 6 Questionnaire
Bibliography