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DDI2.5 XML CODEBOOK RECORD FOR STUDY NUMBER 2000 Family Life and Work Experience Before 1918, 1870-1973 200010.5255/UKDA-SN-2000-1 Lummis, T., University of Essex, Department of Sociology Thompson, P., University of Essex, Department of Sociology Copyright P. Thompson, University of Essex. Database right P. Thompson, University of Essex and UK Data Service, University of Essex, 2006 Economic and Social Research Council UK Data Service 01 January 1984 AGEALCOHOLIC DRINKSAPPRENTICESHIPATTITUDESAUTHORITYBIRTH ORDERBOARDING SCHOOLSBOOKSBREAST-FEEDINGCHILD CARECHILD WORKERSCHILDBIRTHCHILDHOODCHILDRENCLASS CONSCIOUSNESSCLOTHINGCOOKINGCULTURAL PARTICIPATIONCUSTOMS AND TRADITIONSDISCIPLINEDOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIESEDUCATIONAL ADMISSION AGEEDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDEMPLOYERSEMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENT HISTORYEVERYDAY LIFEEXPENDITUREFAMILIESFAMILY INFLUENCEFAMILY LIFEFAMILY MEMBERSFAMILY ROLESFATHERSFRIENDSGAMBLINGHOLIDAYSHOME OWNERSHIPHOME SEWINGHOUSEHOLDSHOUSEWORKINTERGROUP RELATIONSLANDLORDSLEISURE TIME ACTIVITIESLODGERSMARRIAGEMORAL CONCEPTSMOTHERSMUSICOCCUPATIONSORAL HISTORYPARENT RESPONSIBILITYPARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPPARENT-SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPPARENTSPEER-GROUP RELATIONSHIPSPERSONAL HYGIENEPLAYPOCKET MONEYPOLICE SERVICESPOLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPPOLITICAL INTERESTPOLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOVERTYPUNISHMENTRELIGIOUS ATTENDANCERELIGIOUS BEHAVIOURRELIGIOUS CEREMONIESRELIGIOUS FOOD CUSTOMSRESIDENTIAL MOBILITYSAVINGSSCHOOL DISCIPLINESCHOOL-LEAVING AGESCHOOLSSERVANTSSIBLINGSSOCIAL CLASSSOCIAL HISTORYSOCIAL MOBILITYSOCIAL SANCTIONSSOCIAL SUPPORTSPORTSPOUSESSTUDENT EMPLOYMENTTRADE UNION MEMBERSHIPTRADE UNIONSTRAININGVISITS (PERSONAL)WOMEN'S EDUCATIONWORKING MOTHERSLIFE HISTORIES HistoryLabour and employmentFamily life and marriage Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is available via the UK Data Service <a href="http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/QualiBank" title="QualiBank">QualiBank</a>, an online tool for browsing, searching and citing the content of selected qualitative data collections held at the UK Data Service. This qualitative data collection comprises 453 life-story interviews originally collected as part of the study The Edwardians: Family Life and Work Experience Before 1918. The interviews were undertaken in the late 1960s and early 1970s and formed the basis of the first national oral history project in the United Kingdom. Paul Thompson first became aware of the need for a project of this kind in the late 1960s while in the process of writing a book about the social history of Britain between 1900 and 1918. He recognised that there existed little direct evidence of life during this period from a working class point of view, that such material would be valuable, and that it must be gathered immediately while there were still people alive who were able to provide testimony of this kind. His objective was to examine social life and social change during this period, focusing upon work experience and family and community life. The project resulted in a number of publications, including Thompson's The Edwardians: The Remaking of British Society, which was published in 1975 and again in revised form in 1992. In his introduction, he detailed three basic aims for the book: The first was 'to establish what I believe to be the most important dimensions of social change in the early twentieth century' (1992: xv). In doing so, he concentrated upon specific issues which he considered to be fundamental to social structure, notably class, gender and age, while also exploring other issues such as work experience, education and leisure. His second intention was 'to suggest the main reasons for social change, and especially the extent to which conscious effort by Edwardians for social change was critical' (1992: xvi). Finally, he aimed 'to give a place, in this evaluation of general social change, to the contribution and experience of ordinary individuals' (1992: xvi). The experiences gained from the project also contribute greatly to Paul Thompson's 'The Voice of the Past' (1978, second edition 1988). A total of 537 interviews were recorded on reel-to-reel audio tape and 453 later transcribed as typed, paper documents. The interviews were open-ended (guided by a schedule) and of between one and six hours duration. A related project, Systematic Analysis of Life Histories, is also included. The aim of this project was to prepare the qualitative interviews for numerical coding shortly after completion. Additionally, this quantitative component of the collection has been enhanced. A selection of the original variables was cross-referenced for verification. The data set was then expanded to include a set of additional variables on occupation and location as well as textual summaries of the interview transcripts. The original sound recordings are deposited at the British Library National Sound Archive. Main Topics: The interview schedule covered: domestic routine, including the roles of husbands and children; meals; the upbringing of children; emotional relationships and values in the family; leisure; religion; politics; school; courtship and marriage; the wider family; relationships with neighbours and perception of the community structure; experience of work and occupational history of the whole family. 1969 - 197301 January 196901 January 1973 Great Britain IndividualsFamilies/householdsNationalFamilies Men and women born between 1870 and 1908 in England, Scotland and Wales TextNumericin-depth interview transcripts Cross-sectional (one-time) study Quota sample derived from the occupational census of 1911, clustered and stratified by region and social class Face-to-face interviewCompilation or synthesis of existing material <img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/assets/img/logo-cc.png" /></a>  The Data Collection is to be made available to any user without the requirement for registration for download/access under a <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International</a> Licence. See <restrctn> https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=43 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=47 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=142 https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk/bounce?type=case-study&id=48 q-0fdfa424-cb25-4cc3-9ec5-972b738f7756 Gillis, J. (1985) For better, for worse: : British marriages, 1600 to the present, New York: Oxford University Press. For better, for worse: More, C. (1980) Skill and the English working class 1870-1914, London: Croom Helm. Skill and the English working class 1870-1914 Howkins, A. (1977) 'The small shopkeeper in industrial and market towns' , London: Croom Helm. The small shopkeeper in industrial and market towns Rose, J. (1993) 'Willingly to school: : the working-class response to elementary education in Britain, 1875-1918', Journal of British Studies Willingly to school: Foley, A. (1973) A Bolton childhood, Manchester: North Western District of the Workers' Educational Associatio. A Bolton childhood Taylor, V. and Trentmann, F. (2011) ' Liquid politics: : water and the politics of everyday life in the modern city', Past and Present Liquid politics: Rose, J. (2001) The intellectual life of the British working classes: water politics in nineteenth-century London: Yale University Press. The intellectual life of the British working classes Joyce, P. (1980) Work, society and politics: : the culture of the factory in later Victorian England, Brighton: Harvester Press. Work, society and politics: McLeod, H. (1986) 'New perspectives on Victorian working-class religion: : the oral evidence', Oral History New perspectives on Victorian working-class religion: Roper, M. and Medd, W. (2009) The secret battle: : emotional survival in the Great War: Manchester University Press. The secret battle: Thompson, P. (1990) I Don't Feel Old: : The Experience of Later Life, Oxford: Oxford University Press. I Don't Feel Old: Wolff, M. (1973) The Victorian city: : images and realities, London: Routledge. The Victorian city: Taylor, V. and Trentmann, F. (2005) 'From users to consumers: ' , Oxford: Berg. From users to consumers: Oram, A. (1996) Women teachers and feminist politics, 1900-1939, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Women teachers and feminist politics, 1900-1939 Thompson, T. (1981) Edwardian childhoods, London: Routledge. Edwardian childhoods Burchardt, N. (1990) 'Stepchildren's memories: : myth, understanding and forgiveness' , London: Routledge. Stepchildren's memories: Trentmann, F. (2009) Free trade nation: : consumption, commerce and civil society in modern Britain, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Free trade nation: Child, M. (1992) Labour's apprentices: : working-class lads in late Victorian and Edwardian England, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Labour's apprentices: Brown, C. (2000) The death of Christian Britain: : understanding secularisation 1800-2000, London: Routledge. The death of Christian Britain: Thompson, P. and Harkel, G. (1979) The Edwardians in photographs, London: Bastford. The Edwardians in photographs Taylor, V. (2009) 'Drought is normal: : the socio-technical evolution of drought and water demand in the UK, 1893-2000', Journal of Historical Geography Drought is normal: Meacham, S. (1977) A life apart: : the English working class 1890-1914, London: Thames and Hudson. A life apart: Ross, E. (1983) 'Survival networks: : women's neighbourhood sharing in London before World War One', History Workshop Survival networks: Thompson, P. (2000) The voice of the past: : oral history, Oxford: Oxford University Press. The voice of the past: Williams, S. (1999) Religious Belief and Popular Culture in Southwark c.1880-1939, Oxford: Clarendon Press . Religious Belief and Popular Culture in Southwark c.1880-1939 Thompson, P. (1992) The Edwardians: : the remaking of British society, London: Routledge. The Edwardians: Vincent, D. (1997) 'Shadow and reality in occupational history' , Oxford: Oxford University Press. Shadow and reality in occupational history Cook, H. (2012) 'Emotion, bodies, sexuality, and sex education in Edwardian England', The Historical journal Emotion, bodies, sexuality, and sex education in Edwardian England Miles, A. and Vincent, D. (1993) Building European society: : occupational change and social mobility in Europe 1840-1940, Manchester: Manchester University Press. Building European society: Ross, E. (1982) 'Fierce questions and taunts': : married life in working-class London, 1870-1914', Feminist Studies Fierce questions and taunts': Ward, C. and Crouch, D. (1997) The allotment: : its landscape and culture, Nottingham: Fire Leaves Publications. The allotment: https://oai.ukdataservice.ac.uk:8443/oai/provider 2000 2024-11-28T07:21:44Z ddi:codebook:2_5