Power, Profits, and Patriarchy

by Staples, William G.; Staples, Clifford L.

• ISBN13: 9780742500761
• ISBN10: 0742500764
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Altamira Pr

Summary

Founded in 1791 and in existence for more than two hundred years, the Kenrick iron foundry of West Bromwich, England produced some of the finest cast-iron hardware ever made. William and Clifford Staples' goal in studying the Kenrick case is to examine how taken-for-granted assumptions about class, gender, and familial relations contributed to the longevity of the firm.

Author Biography

Clifford L. Staples is professor of sociology at the University of North Dakota.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
List of Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction	1	(12)
``Masters and Servants'': The Foundations of Patriarchy, 1791-1867	13	(18)
With ``Liberality and Kindness'': The Genesis of Paternalism, 1868-1891	31	(26)
``You Are Not Paid to Think'': The Collapse of Paternalism, 1892-1913	57	(36)
``A Personal Interest in the Prosperity of Their Employers'': Bureaucratic Hegemony and the Origins of Social Patriarchy, 1914-1922	93	(30)
Epilogue	123	(6)
Notes	129	(40)
Appendix A Children's Employment Commission (1862)	169	(4)
Appendix B Factory and Workshops Acts Commission	173	(10)
Select Bibliography	183	(12)
Index	195	(10)
About the Authors	205