Almost worthy : the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 / Brent Ruswick.
2013
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Ebrary electronic monographs.
Title
Almost worthy : the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 / Brent Ruswick.
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Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2013]
Copyright
©2013
Description
xi, 264 pages.
Series
Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: Big Moll and the science of scientific charity
"Armies of vice": evolution, heredity, and the pauper menace
Friendly visitors or scientific investigators? Befriending and measuring the poor
Opposition, depression, and the rejection of pauperism
"I see no terrible army": environmental reform and radicalism in the scientific charity movement
The potentially normal poor: professional social work, psychology, and the end of scientific charity.
"Armies of vice": evolution, heredity, and the pauper menace
Friendly visitors or scientific investigators? Befriending and measuring the poor
Opposition, depression, and the rejection of pauperism
"I see no terrible army": environmental reform and radicalism in the scientific charity movement
The potentially normal poor: professional social work, psychology, and the end of scientific charity.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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9780253006349 clo alkaline paper
9780253006387 e-book
9780253006387 e-book
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