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The Study Of The Aristocratic Women In Victorian Britain

Posted on:2011-06-20Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y L ZhuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360308953968Subject:World History
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The Victorian era of the United Kingdom is an important transition in British history. Industrial and commercial bourgeoisie coutinuously grow up, aristocracy gradually faded. The aristocratic women in the era, as members of aristocracy group, had some changes in their life , which were shown the changes of their social status.Chapter 1, to introduce the aristocratic women's living background at the Victorian. During the era, political party system was becoming powerful, and the aristocratic political system was going to declining. In economy, by the influence of industrial revolution, British economy slowed down from upsurge. In ideology, the socialist movement and the feminist movement had grown. The aristocratic stratum and aristocratic women were going to adapt to the new circumstance in order to keep their social position.Chapter 2, In Britain, aristocratic women had stronger power than the other female. But on the society cognition of male superiority and female inferiority, aristocratic women could not acquire the same power as the same rank of aristocracy. In contrast to the men of the Victorian era, and the introduce of aristocratic women's other social living, their living uniqueness could be displayed.Chapter 3, according to the above introuce,to briefly summarized the influence of aristocratic women on the other stratums, social customs and the society development. That account the decline of force of women's politic, economy and social living.
Keywords/Search Tags:Victorian, aristocracy, aristocratic women
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