Family and kinship in East LondonMichael Young et Peter Willmott2007

First published in 1957, this vivid and touching picture of family life in the East End of the 1950s is one of the great pioneering works of modern sociology.

Bumping into life-long friends in the high street ; bribing the rent collector to get recently vacated houses for relatives ; children playing in the roads throughout the warm summer evenings ; and street parties organized by people who have lived in the same place for fifty years are just some of the scenes evoked by this groundbreaking study, which was based on major research. Encapsulating the strength and intimacy of East End family ties, this is a wonderful portrait of a fondly remembered way of life.