19世纪英国中产阶级女性休闲活动研究

Study on British Middle-Class Women's Leisure Activities in the 19th Century

通过文献研究,运用历史学和社会学原理对19世纪英国中产阶级女性的休闲活动进行了探讨。研究认为:19世纪中期前英国中产阶级女性受传统的社会观念影响,休闲内容多以高雅的艺术教育和手工艺技能以及观赏戏剧等静态活动为主,表面上风光无限,但社会地位低下;19世纪中期后,随着社会的多元化变革以及自我意识的觉醒,女性参加的休闲活动更加多样化以及向户外化发展,打破了男女之间传统的界限,引发了妇女们要求独立和自由的思想,但是其社会地位和权利没有完全获得解放。

Based on literature review, the current paper discusses British middle-class women’ s leisure activities in the 19th century from historical and sociological perspectives. Studies indicate that：before the mid-19th cen-tury, British middle-class women, influenced by traditional social concepts, mainly attended static leisure ac-tivities such as elegant arts education, handicraft making, drama watching, etc. On the surface, it seems that women enjoyed a high prestige, but in reality, women’s social status was quite low;after the mid-19th centu-ry, the social diversification and the rise of women’ s self-consciousness made women’ s leisure activities more diverse and women turned to outdoor activities. As a result, the traditional boundary between men and women was broken and the idea of freedom and independence was sparked among women. however, women’ s social status and rights were not completely liberated.