ABSTRACT

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 |4 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|29 pages

The Economy

chapter 2|25 pages

The Family

chapter 3|10 pages

Some Aspects of the Life Cycle

chapter 4|17 pages

Kinship

chapter 5|35 pages

The Social Classes

chapter 6|19 pages

Formal And Informal Associations

chapter 7|15 pages

Neighbours

chapter 8|13 pages

Community

chapter 9|10 pages

Gosforth and the Outside World

chapter 10|22 pages

Religion

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion