Fighting poverty with virtue : moral reform and America's urban poor, 1825-2000 /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwartz, Joel, 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000.
Temas:
Urban poor > United States > History.
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Pauvres en milieu urbain > États-Unis > Histoire.
Pauvreté > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Poverty > Moral and ethical aspects.
Urban poor.
Armoede.
Steden.
Morele ontwikkeling.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part One: Moral Reform in the Past
  • Principles and Intentions: Why Moral Reform was Undertaken
  • The Virtues Taught by the Moral Reformers
  • Diligence and its Difficulties
  • Sobriety and Success
  • Slavation through Saving?
  • Family Values: More Than Just a Footnote
  • Knowledge as Virtue: Why Moral Reform Could be Implemented
  • Why Moral Reform was Hard to Achieve
  • Part Two: The Critique and Rejection of Moral Reform
  • The Decline of Laissez-Faire and the Critique of Moral Reform
  • Introduction
  • Jane Addams: The Compassionate Critique of the Industrial Virtues
  • Walter Rauschenbusch: The Christian Critique of Prudence
  • The Rejection of Moral Reform
  • Part Three: The Contemporary Prospects for Moral Reform
  • African Americans, Irish Americans, and Moral Reform: Historical Considerations
  • The Contemporary Climate for Moral Reform
  • The Contemporary Practice of Moral Reform: Urban Ministries, Public Policy, and the Promotion of Virtue.

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