Almost Worthy – The Poor, Paupers, and the Science of Charity in America, 1877–1917
Autor Brent Ruswicken Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 dec 2012
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780253006349
ISBN-10: 0253006341
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 10 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Wiley
ISBN-10: 0253006341
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 10 b&w illustrations
Dimensiuni: 162 x 244 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Wiley
Cuprins
Acknowledgments1. Introduction: Big Moll and the Science of Scientific Charity; 2. "Armies of Vice": Evolution, Heredity, and the Pauper Menace; 3. Friendly Visitors or Scientific Investigators? Befriending and Measuring the Poor; 4. Opposition, Depression, and the Rejection of Pauperism; 5. "I See No Terrible Army": Environmental Reform and Radicalism in the Scientific Charity Movement; 6 The Potentially Normal Poor: Professional Social Work, Psychology, and the End of Scientific CharityEpilogue; Bibliography; Index
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Descriere
Examines a prominent organization for scientific social reform and poor relief