The Strange Death of Moral Britain

by Christie Davies

Overview

In the last half of the twentieth century, a once respectable and religious Britain became a seriously violent and dishonest society, one in which person and property were at risk, family breakdown was ubiquitous, and drug and alcohol abuse was rising

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138538887
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/27/2017
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Christie Davies

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. The Strange Death of Respectable Britain, 2. The Strange Death of Moralist Britain, 3. The Death of the Death Penalty and the Decline of the Sacred Hierarchies, 4. The Queer Death of the Laws Prohibiting Homosexual Behavior, 5. The Strange Death of Roman Catholic Britain and the Crisis of Moral Ireland, 6. Conclusion, References, Index

Editorial Reviews

Davies (emer., sociology, Univ. of Reading) argues that in the course of the 20th century, Great Britain went from a law-abiding society to a violent and disobedient community… This is an interesting… book for readers concerned with social and moral issues. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” —L. J. Satre, Choice "Although focused on Britain, Christie Davies's well-documented social-historical study addresses several of the major problems and perplexities of the Western World in our times, preminently the impact of secularization.... The study also illuminates the changing conceptions of human nature and their impact on social controls and policies, in particular the shift from a morally autonomous conception that entails free choice and individual responsibility.... a convincing demonstration of the importance and the influence of moral factors in criminal and other anti-social conduct in Great Britain.... " —Modern Age "Although focused on Britain, Christie Davies's well-documented social-historical study addresses several of the major problems and perplexities of the Western world in our times, preeminently the impact of secularization on moral standards and social order." —Paul Hollander, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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