Cargando…

Almost worthy : the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 /

In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the ""unworthy"" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these ""scientific charity"" reformers founded organizations intent o...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ruswick, Brent
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Philanthropic and nonprofit studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 a 4500
001 EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn822889991
003 OCoLC
005 20240329122006.0
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
008 120726s2013 inua ob 001 0 eng d
010 |a  2012026049 
040 |a CDX  |b eng  |e pn  |c CDX  |d OCLCO  |d YDXCP  |d E7B  |d N$T  |d LRU  |d KMS  |d DEBSZ  |d OCLCO  |d IDEBK  |d OCLCF  |d MHW  |d MEAUC  |d NLE  |d P@U  |d DKDLA  |d OCLCO  |d JSTOR  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d TEFOD  |d OCLCQ  |d AGLDB  |d LTP  |d PIFAG  |d OCLCQ  |d MERUC  |d OCLCQ  |d IOG  |d ZCU  |d U3W  |d EZ9  |d STF  |d WRM  |d VNS  |d VTS  |d NRAMU  |d ICG  |d JBG  |d VT2  |d AU@  |d OCLCQ  |d WYU  |d LVT  |d TKN  |d DKC  |d OCLCQ  |d M8D  |d VLY  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCL  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCL 
019 |a 823283931  |a 843094754  |a 843634810  |a 843777439  |a 898059622  |a 961578447  |a 962657226  |a 974323805  |a 1055314378  |a 1058121219  |a 1065752264  |a 1081264731  |a 1162304236  |a 1228621956  |a 1241794526  |a 1290069982 
020 |a 9780253006387  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |a 0253006384  |q (electronic bk.) 
020 |z 0253006341 
020 |z 9780253006349 
020 |z 9781283851510  |q (MyiLibrary) 
020 |z 1283851512  |q (MyiLibrary) 
028 4 2 |a MWT11529069 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000053298950 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV043098556 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV044158365 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 382456505 
029 1 |a DEBSZ  |b 424618761 
029 1 |a GBVCP  |b 1003720935 
029 1 |a NZ1  |b 15317938 
035 |a (OCoLC)822889991  |z (OCoLC)823283931  |z (OCoLC)843094754  |z (OCoLC)843634810  |z (OCoLC)843777439  |z (OCoLC)898059622  |z (OCoLC)961578447  |z (OCoLC)962657226  |z (OCoLC)974323805  |z (OCoLC)1055314378  |z (OCoLC)1058121219  |z (OCoLC)1065752264  |z (OCoLC)1081264731  |z (OCoLC)1162304236  |z (OCoLC)1228621956  |z (OCoLC)1241794526  |z (OCoLC)1290069982 
037 |a 416401  |b MIL 
037 |a 22573/ctt16gm6c0  |b JSTOR 
037 |a AECA14FC-786E-44D7-9939-801D11B711B4  |b OverDrive, Inc.  |n http://www.overdrive.com 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 4 |a HV91 
072 7 |a SOC  |x 045000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a SOC016000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a HIS054000  |2 bisacsh 
072 7 |a SOC033000  |2 bisacsh 
082 0 4 |a 362.5/57632097309034  |2 23 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Ruswick, Brent. 
245 1 0 |a Almost worthy :  |b the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 /  |c Brent Ruswick. 
260 |a Bloomington :  |b Indiana University Press,  |c ©2013. 
300 |a 1 online resource (278 pages) :  |b illustrations. 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
490 1 |a Philanthropic and nonprofit studies 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
588 0 |a Print version record. 
520 |a In the 1880s, social reform leaders warned that the ""unworthy"" poor were taking charitable relief intended for the truly deserving. Armed with statistics and confused notions of evolution, these ""scientific charity"" reformers founded organizations intent on limiting access to relief by the most morally, biologically, and economically unfit. Brent Ruswick examines a prominent national organization for scientific social reform and poor relief in Indianapolis in order to understand how these new theories of poverty gave birth to new programs to assist the poor. 
546 |a English. 
590 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b Ebook Central Academic Complete 
590 |a eBooks on EBSCOhost  |b EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) 
650 0 |a Poor  |x Services for  |z United States  |x History. 
650 0 |a Charities  |z United States  |x History. 
650 0 |a Nature and nurture  |z United States  |x History. 
650 0 |a Poverty  |z United States  |x History. 
650 6 |a Pauvres  |x Services  |z États-Unis  |x Histoire. 
650 6 |a Hérédité et milieu  |z États-Unis  |x Histoire. 
650 6 |a Pauvreté  |z États-Unis  |x Histoire. 
650 7 |a SOCIAL SCIENCE  |x Poverty & Homelessness.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a SOCIAL SCIENCE  |x Human Services.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Charities  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Nature and nurture  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Poor  |x Services for  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Poverty  |2 fast 
651 7 |a United States  |2 fast  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast 
758 |i has work:  |a Almost worthy (Text)  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGFw3mW8rv9FB66JPcYpj3  |4 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Ruswick, Brent.  |t Almost worthy.  |d Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2013  |z 9780253006349  |w (DLC) 2012026049  |w (OCoLC)756596903 
830 0 |a Philanthropic and nonprofit studies. 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=784506  |z Texto completo 
938 |a Coutts Information Services  |b COUT  |n 24345386 
938 |a ebrary  |b EBRY  |n ebr10631193 
938 |a EBSCOhost  |b EBSC  |n 507731 
938 |a ProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection  |b IDEB  |n cis24345386 
938 |a Project MUSE  |b MUSE  |n muse9780253006387 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 9732649 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP