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Work, Life and Leisure
What were the changes in the kind of work available to women in London between the nineteenth and the twentieth century? Explain the factors which led to this change.
How did the condition of women workers change from 19th to 20th centuries in London?
The kind of work available to women in London between the nineteenth and the twentieth century were of domestic maids who cooked, cleaned and cared for young children on low wages.
The factors which led to this change:
(i)Ties between members of households loosened, and among the working class the institution of marriage tended to break down.
(i)Women of the upper and middle classes in Britain, on the other hand, faced increasingly higher levels of isolation.
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How does the existence of a large urban population affect each of the following? Illustrate with historical examples.
(a) A private landlord.
(b) A Police Superintendent in charge of law and order.
(c) A leader of a political party.
Give explanations for the following:
Why well-off Londoners supported the need to build housing for the poor in the nineteenth century?
Give explanations for the following:
Why a number of Bombay films were about the lives of migrants?
Give explanations for the following:
What forms of entertainment came up in nineteenth century England to provide leisure activities for the people?
Explain the social changes in London which led to the need for the underground railway. Why was the development of the underground railway criticised?
Explain what is meant by the Haussmanisation of Paris. To what extent would you support or oppose this form of development? Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper, to either support or oppose this, giving reasons for your view.
To what extent does government regulation and new laws solve problem of pollution? Discuss one example each of the success and failure of legislation to change the quality of:
(a) Public Life
(b) Private Life
Name the novel written by Durgacharan Ray about the city of Calcutta.
___________ is a large, densely populated city of a country or state, often the capital of the region.
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