Publisher's Synopsis
Though sexual attitudes and behaviour have changed radically in Britain since the mid-nineteenth century Sex, Gender and Social Change in Britain since 1880 shows how slow, and how halting these processes of change have been. Lesley Hall reveals how issues which were arousing concern in the 1880s and 1890s continue to manifest in different forms as we enter the new millennium. Topics covered include homosexuality, the changing legal and social position of women, sex education and censorship. A major focus is the ambiguous and syncopated relationship between 'progressive' and 'reactionary' tendencies. Recent secondary literature is synthesised and new archival research incorporated.
