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Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland

Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland. 23 Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN At the end of this chapter you should understand ... How rural life and work changed in the 20th century. How urban life and work changed in the 20th century.

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Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland

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  1. Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland 23 Social Change in 20th-Century Ireland • WHAT YOU WILL LEARN • At the end of this chapter you should understand ... • How rural life and work changed in the 20th century. • How urban life and work changed in the 20th century. • How the status of women changed. • How transport and communications changed. • How leisure and pastimes changed.

  2. Sources for Social Change How do these and other sources help you in your study of social change in 20th-century Ireland?

  3. Rural Life How did life differ for the people who lived in each of these houses?

  4. Rural Life How did work in the kitchen change between the early and late 20th century?

  5. Rural Life – after 1945 How did rural life change in the late 20th century?

  6. Rural Work How did rural work change during the 20th century?

  7. Rural Work How did rural work change during the 20th century?

  8. Urban Life 25,545 All other causes What was life like for working class families in Dublin in the early 20th century? 33,577 Deaths due to diseases not closely connected with poor conditions 31,087 Deaths closely connected with poor conditions Total: 90,209 (From 1911 Census)

  9. Urban Life How did urban living conditions improve during the 20th century?

  10. Urban Life Blanchardstown Howth North Bull Island River Liffey Lucan and Clondalkin Phoenix Park Viking and early Norman (up to AD 1200) 13th to 18th century Tallaght New Town 19th century 20th century Dublin Mountains Some rapidly growing new suburbs How does this map of Dublin show how urban life changed?

  11. Urban Work How did urban work change during the 20th century?

  12. Early 20th Century The Status of Women Could not vote in general elections Education was limited Second class citizens Dependent on their husbands Marry and have children

  13. Women at work The Status of Women What were the main features concerning women at work in the early decades of the 20th century?

  14. New jobs in offices, teaching, nursing and the civil service Changes in the 1960s Smaller families Women at work Smaller number of women executives The role of education How and why did women’s lives change in the 1960s?

  15. Women in politics What part did women play in politics in the early decades of the 20th century?

  16. A Conservative Society ‘A woman’s place was in the home’ Divorce, contraception banned Independent Ireland – a conservative society Irish Constitution – special role of women ‘within the home’ Marriage bar

  17. More Education Outside ideas influence Ireland Changes from 1960s onwards Forces for change The women’s movement Growing economy Commission for the Status of Women Employment Equality Act 1977

  18. Changing Fashion

  19. Nationalist Reaction Role Models Problems Exploitation in advertising Male clubs and institutions Pressures of modern society

  20. Leisure and Entertainment Early decades What were the main features of leisure and entertainment in the early decades of the 20th century?

  21. Early decades Leisure and Entertainment

  22. Recent times Leisure and Entertainment

  23. Recent times Leisure and Entertainment What changes occurred in leisure and entertainment in the second half of the 20th century?

  24. Transport – early decades Transport and Communications Communications: The sending of messages, images and ideas. Transport: The movement of goods and people. What were the main features of transport in these pictures?

  25. Transport – early decades Transport and Communications What were the main features of transport in these pictures?

  26. Transport Londonderry Londonderry Belfast Belfast Galway Galway Dublin Dublin Limerick Limerick Waterford Waterford Cork Cork Why did the railways decline during the 20th century?

  27. Transport – Modern developments What are the main developments in transport in modern times?

  28. Transport – Modern developments

  29. Public airports with passenger services Transport – Air travel Other airports Military airports How has air travel changed?

  30. Early decades Communications Communications: The sending of messages, images and ideas. ICELAND GREENLAND CANADA Atlantic Telegraph Valentia Island NEWFOUNDLAND What were the main features of communications in the early decades of the 20th century? Azores

  31. Modern Communications How have modern communications changed?

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