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GB172 LP - Foundations of British Sociology: The Sociological Review Archive
- 4 - Survey Collection
  - 1 - Survey Files
    - 1 - British Isles
      - 1 - England
        
        1 - Chester
        
        4 - Reports
        
        2 - Final reports

Ref No	GB172 LP/4/1/1/1/1/4/2/1
Title	Family Studies
Description	Bound copy of the report for the family studies section of the survey of Chester conducted in the winter of 1929-1930. The report contains thirteen family studies assembled and edited by B. E. Astbury (former Secretary of the Chester Council of Social Welfare, and Assistant Secretary of the Charity Organisation Society) and Alexander Farquharson. It includes a summary of the findings followed by more detailed descriptions of each of the families containing information on family budget, daily routine, the house and furniture, diet, and recreation. Some of the studies include photographs and floor plans.
Date	1933
Related Material	Draft copies of this report which include further information are held in LP/4/1/1/1/1/4/1/3 'Family Studies' . Published research: Rebecca Leach (2017) Mrs Home: the moral and cultural construction of domesticity and respectability between the wars, Home Cultures, 14:2, 137-165.
Level	Item
Extent	1 volume
Access status	Open

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