Beier, Lucinda McCray.

For Their Own Good The Transformation of English Working-Class Health Culture, 1880-1970 / Lucinda McCray Beier. - 1 online resource (x, 409 p.) - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-392) and index.

"Every street had its lady" : working-class health culture before World War II -- "We know what's good for you" : formal health care provision in Barrow, Lancaster, and Preston -- "No fever in our house" : contagion, prevention, and the working class -- "They never told us anything" : sex and family limitation -- "With having my mother, I didn't need any advice off anybody else" : bearing and caring for children -- "By gum, we did enjoy it" : popular media and the construction of modern health culture -- "The best thing since wearing boots" : working-class health culture after 1948.

Open Access

9780814271711 0814271715




Social Medicine--history--England.
Social Class--England.
History, 20th Century--England.
History, 19th Century--England.
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice--England.
Attitude to Health--England.
Urban Health Services--history--England.
Public health--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Public health--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Working class--Medical care--History--Great Britain--19th century.
Working class--Medical care--History--Great Britain--20th century.


Electronic books.

RA418.3.G7 / B45 2008

362.10941