Change in British society: Based on the Reith lectures

by A.H. Halsey

In this lucidly argued book, A.H.Halsey offers a provocative analysis of the direction which British Society has taken this century. He points to changes involving class and status, social and geographical mobility, standards of living, and the family, and explains how these changes have been affected by patterns of economic growth, liberal and Marxist theories, and the power of the state. This new edition has been fully updated to include the whole of Margaret Thatcher's period as Prime Minister, and the premiership of John Major. It incorporates a wide range of recent issues including changes in education, the tightening of immigration control, and the challenges the 1990s pose to the nuclear family.

Genres: Sociology

191 pages, Hardcover

First published February 6, 1986

Reviews

[Gerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good text for the Open University