„Erkölcsi téren ma már a szállókon rend van”. Mindennapi élet a szocialista korszak munkásszállásain
“As for morals, the hostels have now been put in order”: Everyday Life in the Workers’ Hostels of the Socialist Era
Author(s): Tamás KohutSubject(s): History
Published by: KORALL Társadalomtörténeti Egyesület
Summary/Abstract: The Socialist state’s policies to reform economy and society in Hungary triggered significant social macro-processes, especially the transformation of the employment structure, traditional peasant society, and migration within the country’s borders. As a result of the economic policy dictated by the aims of industrialization, as well as agricultural collectivization, the number of people employed in industry increased. Parallel to this, a significant part of peasant societies were forced to abandon their traditional lifestyles and take up industrial work accessible only by commuting to remote workplaces. Approximately half of these commuters moved into workers’ hostels. Workers’ hostels often failed to provide the most basic conveniences. In some cases they had neither hygiene facilities and running water, nor heating. This present study examines different aspects of everyday life in workers’ hostels. My hypothesis is that the examination of everyday life in workers’ hostels will facilitate our understanding to what extent can the dominant macro-processes of the era, such as internal migration and commuting, be considered a situation of exigency.
Journal: Korall - Társadalomtörténeti folyóirat
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 32
- Page Range: 60-77
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Hungarian