Social Reform and Segregation
Tenant Housing in the Isle of Lewis, 1795–1900
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11902587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catriona Mackie (Manx National Heritage, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 54-66 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vernacular Architecture (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-5477 • E-ISSN: 1749-6292 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/0305547714z.00000000024 |
| OpenAlex | W2036439841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
During the nineteenth century, working-class dwellings in Britain became the focus of a series of reports which served to highlight poor living conditions in both town and countryside. Sub-standard housing was believed to be responsible for a variety of physical and social ills. Until the late nineteenth century, rural housing reforms were addressed by individual landowners who sought to provide or encourage improved tenant housing. An important aspect of housing reform involved the introduction of various types of physical segregation. These included the segregation of byre and dwelling, of working and domestic areas, of living and sleeping spaces, and of males and females. This paper examines the role of segregation in rural housing reform in the Isle of Lewis during the nineteenth century, and considers the reasons why attempts at housing reform during this period were generally unsuccessful
Development economics · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Public housing · Rural area · Social reform · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Working class · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Highly cited | No |
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