New Homes for Old
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Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge. New Homes for Old
New Homes for Old
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
LIST OF TABLES
INTRODUCTION
NEW HOMES FOR OLD
I
FINDING THE NEW HOME
II
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
III
THE CARE OF THE HOUSE
IV
PROBLEMS OF SAVING
V
THE NEGLECTED ART OF SPENDING
VI
THE CARE OF THE CHILDREN
VII
IMMIGRANT ORGANIZATIONS AND FAMILY PROBLEMS
VIII
AGENCIES OF ADJUSTMENT
IX
FAMILY CASE WORK
APPENDIX
PRINCIPAL RACIAL ORGANIZATIONS
MENUS
INDEX
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C
D
E
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G
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J
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THE END
Footnote
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Sophonisba Preston Breckinridge
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Life in a men's co-operative housekeeping establishment is usually more difficult, for upon them falls the burden of maintaining cleanliness in the household, and in many cases preparing their own meals. Some of the Mexican men visited at nine o'clock in the evening were preparing food for the next day's lunch. An important consideration here is the high cost of living under such conditions. The immigrant woman may not be a skillful buyer, but the immigrant man is evidently a most extravagant one. Among the Mexicans, for example, it was found that the men living in co-operative groups paid practically as much for the food which they themselves prepared as the men living in boarding houses paid for board and room. Their food cost seven to eight dollars per man per week.
These studies showed the same lack of opportunities for wholesome recreation and for meeting nice girls, as well as the same restlessness of the men as did earlier studies. This was especially noticeable among the Mexicans, who spoke with longing of their Mexican dances that lasted two days and were held almost every week-end, and of the band concerts to which they could often go. No matter how poor their furniture, most of them had one or two musical instruments which they played, and usually there was one phonograph for the group. They found these poor substitutes for group music, where they could have not only the music but the social time.
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