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When Gossips Meet
B. S. Capp
其他書名
Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in Early Modern England
出版
Oxford University Press
, 2004
主題
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / Europe / Renaissance
History / Social History
History / Women
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family
Social Science / Women's Studies
ISBN
0199273197
9780199273195
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=x8QBSB9bg_4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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This book explores how women of the poorer and middling sorts in early modern England negotiated a patriarchal culture in which they were generally excluded, marginalized, or subordinated. It focuses on the networks of close friends ('gossips') which gave them a social identity beyond the narrowly domestic, providing both companionship and practical support in disputes with husbands and with neighbours of either sex. The book also examines the micropolitics of the household, with its internal alliances and feuds, and women's agency in neighbourhood politics, exercised by shaping local public opinion, exerting pressure on parish officials, and through the role of informal female juries. If women did not openly challenge male supremacy, they could often play a significant role in shaping their own lives and the life of the local community.