Making a Man of Him
Parents and Their Sons' Education at an English Public School 1929-50
Published on 26. June 2017
258 pages
978-1-351-70483-0 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1988, this book analyses the effect of public boarding school on those boys who grew to manhood under its influence. With access to over 2000 letters written by parents to the Head Master and governors of Ellesmere College in the period 1929-50, it raises issues about the construction of masculinity in the mid-twentieth century. The author demonstrates from these candid letters the concerns of a small group of parents bringing up their sons: their aspirations, plans, fears and problems. She shows how parents' plans changed, sometimes very dramatically, due to the Second World War, and demonstrates the differences between social groups as diverse as clergy, widows and farmers in bringing up their sons. The author also presents fascinating and elusive evidence about the sons themselves and the effects of their schooling on their models of masculinity, sexuality and attitudes to women. This book places the particular concerns of a relatively small group within the much wider contexts of education, social and gender structure.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
20,45 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-70483-0 (9781351704830)
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Christine Heward
Making a Man of Him
Parents and Their Sons' Education at an English Public School 1929-50
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Making a Man of Him
Parents and Their Sons' Education at an English Public School 1929-50
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Content
1. Bringing Up Sons in a Changing World 2. Educating Sons at Ellesmere College 3. The Mainstay of the School 4. The Poor Church Mice 5. The Widow's Mite 6. Professional Fathers and Sons 7. Being a Farmer's Boy 8. Scholarship Boys 9. The School as Father and Mother 10. Conclusions
