Daily Life in France 19th Century to Present

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[...] From the 70s onwards, we moved to parental authority. Until the 19th century, one takes into account the sexual practices and not the person with whom one does it. Contemporary society will define categories between heterosexuals, homosexuals . D. Political Segmentation 1. A Value Scale We use the terms right and left: this corresponds to democrats and republicans 2. An evolution and complexification of the system We see the emergence of the far-right: revolutionaries want reforms, many reforms and right away: far-left (Mélenchon: specify that he studied in Besançon). [...]

[...] Companies want to give themselves a brand image: a positive image in relation to sports (sponsor sports like the Tour de France." The first disposable objects were BIC pens. Then came tissues, razors. Perfumes were also disposable. The idea is to renew products. Nowadays, we change objects very, very frequently: we always have to change our phone, computer . On critique the idea of consumption, of growth? We can talk about the book """halt to the growth ». Since the 70s, we have been questioning growth in relation to the environment. [...]

[...] We have re-established a hierarchy in the city. It breaks down between city center and suburb, urban periphery. B. Social Segmentation The society of orders is disappearing. 1. Age-based segmentation There have always been the young and the old, but life expectancy is still reduced in the early 19th century. We will be able to distinguish ages of life. The beginning of life is not considered a different time in the 18th century. The idea of childhood and adolescence is a contemporary invention. [...]

[...] This is a revolution for people: it means windows, heating, running water, toilets . Before, people lived in slums or in cellars. The state thought that if people became owners, they would never tend towards communism, during the Cold War. The city of the 19th century begins to rise in the buildings. In the 20th century, the city expands with an increasingly important, increasingly vast urban space. The urban space nibbles at the countryside, the rural space. Electricity was introduced in the 20th century. [...]

[...] This becomes the reference of society in the 19th century. From the moment when schooling is compulsory, we find images of races in school textbooks: the general idea is the 4 races (white, red, yellow, black). We always make the comparison with the European race. Colonization is explained by the idea of the civilizing mission. We must go and take care of, educate other civilizations. The 19th and a large part of the 20th century are hostile to foreigners. The medical faculty went on strike against foreigners (from the colonies) who came to the faculty for their studies: which did not please the future doctors we speak of métèques (come from abroad, from the colonies). [...]