the poor, paupers, and the science of charity in America, 1877-1917 Ruswick, Brent. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. inu Bloomington Indiana University Press c2013 2013 monographic eng

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xi, 264 p. 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. Brent Ruswick. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Poor Services for United States History Charities United States History Nature and nurture United States History Poverty United States History HV91 .R87 2013eb 362.5/57632097309034 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10631193 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10631193 CaPaEBR 120726 ebr10631193