Poverty, A Study of Town Life
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| Poverty: A Study in Town Life | |
| Author | B. Seebohm Rowntree |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | sociology, Poverty, History |
| Publisher | Macmillian and Co. |
| Publication date | 1901 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback& Paperback) |
| Pages | 437 |
| ISBN | ISBN 1861342020 |
Poverty, A Study of Town Life (1901) is the first book by social investigator Seebohm Rowntree and details his investigation of poverty in the York and what this indicated about the nature of poverty at the start of the 20th century.
As of 2000, this title was still in print (ISBN 1861343043, 2nd revised edition).
[edit] Summary
The book documents Seebohm's comprehensive survey of the poverty in the City of York, detailing the data obtained, the results of its analysis and drawing conclusions about the extent, reasons for and character of poverty in York at the time.
[edit] Chapters
Introduction
I. General characteristics of the City of York
II. Social and Economic Condition of the Wage-Earning Class in York
III. The Standard of Life
IV. The Poverty Line
V. The Immediate Causes of Poverty in York
VI. Housing
VII. The Relation of Poverty to the Standard of Health
VIII. Family Budgets: A Study in the Expenditure and Diet of Working Classes
IX. Summary and Conclusion
Supplementary Chapter
[edit] Main Findings
The study shoewed that 28% of York's population was living in serious poverty, and that some workers in full time employment were living close to starvation level due to low wages.
