ContentsContents extended familyextended family effects of industrialisationeffects of industrialisation working-working-class familyclass family middle-class familymiddle-class family new role of womennew role of women post-modern familypost-modern family family treefamily tree oral history - an intervieworal history - an interview
Extended familyExtended family(before industrialisation)(before industrialisation)
consisted of: the patriarch (oldest male), all relatives, consisted of: the patriarch (oldest male), all relatives, and all people who worked/lived in the houseand all people who worked/lived in the house
everyone had to work (also women and children) everyone had to work (also women and children) workload was equally sharedworkload was equally shared children were educated by the elderly members of the children were educated by the elderly members of the
household household people had a lot of childrenpeople had a lot of children bad living situation: not enough space and no privacybad living situation: not enough space and no privacy
Effects of industrialisationEffects of industrialisation
factories: separation of working and living factories: separation of working and living placesplaces
population growth: urbanisation, people population growth: urbanisation, people moved to the cities to work in factoriesmoved to the cities to work in factories
transport: England became a close knit transport: England became a close knit communitycommunity
Life of people changed dramatically Life of people changed dramatically development of a modern societydevelopment of a modern society
Working-class familyWorking-class family family life: less loving environment, often abusive family life: less loving environment, often abusive
parents, influenced by alcohol (gin) parents, influenced by alcohol (gin) nutrition/money: children had to earn money, nutrition/money: children had to earn money,
expenditure often higher than income, no money to expenditure often higher than income, no money to afford expensive things, e.g. meatafford expensive things, e.g. meat
working place/conditions: people had to work hard, often working place/conditions: people had to work hard, often dangerous work => accidentsdangerous work => accidents
living conditions: no privacy, overcrowded tenements, no living conditions: no privacy, overcrowded tenements, no proper sewage system, rubbish everywhereproper sewage system, rubbish everywhere
children: strapped by overlooker, worked for 12-15 hours children: strapped by overlooker, worked for 12-15 hours a day in mines or factoriesa day in mines or factories
1750: children didn't go to school but after some reforms 1750: children didn't go to school but after some reforms even poorer children could go to schooleven poorer children could go to school
Middle-class familyMiddle-class family earned the money, didn't spend much earned the money, didn't spend much
time with his family, had a distant time with his family, had a distant relationship to his childrenrelationship to his children
took care of the household and took care of the household and children, didn't work, gave husband a children, didn't work, gave husband a comforting homecomforting home
more related to mother, good more related to mother, good educationeducation
only mother, father and children are now only mother, father and children are now regarded as members of the familyregarded as members of the family
The The newnew roles of women roles of women
Women were supposed to be:Women were supposed to be:
workers caring mothers house wives workers caring mothers house wives
(poorer (only richer families (poorer (only richer families families needed could afford that thefamilies needed could afford that thethe additional income) woman stayed at home)the additional income) woman stayed at home)
hard to combinehard to combine
women didn't accept their roles anymorewomen didn't accept their roles anymore
emancipation movementemancipation movement
The family today- the post-modern The family today- the post-modern familyfamily
The traditional form dominatesThe traditional form dominates BUT BUT there are various forms of families todaythere are various forms of families today
unmarried/ childless husband unmarried/ childless husband married couple stays at married couple stays at single parent gay couple home wife both parents single parent gay couple home wife both parents works workworks work (other way(other way around)around) not much children and the society grows oldnot much children and the society grows old
Family treeFamily tree
Ann-KathrinAnn-KathrinKirdorfKirdorf
14.04.199614.04.1996
Klaus KirdorfKlaus Kirdorf04.05.196304.05.1963
Bärbel KirdorfBärbel Kirdorfnee Fischernee Fischer28.06.196928.06.1969
Kurt KirdorfKurt Kirdorf28.01.193028.01.1930
Maria KirdorfMaria Kirdorfnee Schmittnernee Schmittner
25.05.193125.05.1931
Eckard FischerEckard Fischer08.01.193808.01.1938
Ingrid FischerIngrid Fischernee Baldaufnee Baldauf09.08.193909.08.1939
Nina KirdorfNina Kirdorf24.03.199924.03.1999
Oral Oral historyhistory – an interview – an interview we made an interview with our family.we made an interview with our family. we asked our family about following aspects:we asked our family about following aspects: family livefamily live growing upgrowing up familyfamily brothers and sistersbrothers and sisters childhood and treatmentchildhood and treatment birth placebirth place living standardliving standard educationeducation how parents methow parents met new inventions??new inventions??