The Family in Modern Times

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??