LIST OF TABLES 9
INTRODUCTION 11
PART ONE KINSHIP IN BETHNAL GREEN 15
1．HUSBANDS AND WIVES，PAST AND PRESENT 17
2．WHERE PEOPLE LIVE 31
3．MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS 44
4．HUSBANDS AND MOTHERS 62
5．THE KINSHIP NETWORK 76
6．THE FAMILY IN THE ECONOMY 89
7．KINSHIP AND COMMUNITY 104
PART TWO FAMILIES ON THE MOVE 119
8．FROM BETHNAL GREEN TO GREENLEIGH 121
9．THE FAMILY AT GREENLEIGH 131
10．KEEPING THEMSELVES TO THEMSELVES 147
11．MOVEMENT BETWEEN CLASSES 170
12．IN CONCLUSION：PLANNING AND FAMILY LIFE 186
APPENDIX：HOW THE RESEARCH WAS DONE 201
LIST OF REFERENCES 213
INDEX 217