Sociology of an English Village: Gosforth

This is Volume XI of thirteen in a collection on the Urban and Regional Sociology. Initially published in 1956, the subject of this work is Gosforth in the North West with its long history and because it contained both a village and scattered farms. The field-work took place between July 1950 and February 1952, and further field-work was carried out in the summer of 1953. Chapter I The Economy; Chapter II The Family; Chapter III Some Aspects of the Life Cycle; Chapter IV Kinship; Chapter V The Social Classes; chapter VI Formal And Informal Associations; chapter VII Neighbours; chapter VIII Community; Chapter IX Gosforth and the Outside World; Chapter X Religion;