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Strange Carolyn <1959-> |
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Titolo |
Toronto's girl problem : the perils and pleasures of the city, 1880-1930 / / Carolyn Strange |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1995 |
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©1995 |
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1-282-00304-6 |
9786612003042 |
1-4426-8269-8 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (324 p.) |
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Collana |
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Studies in Gender and History |
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Single women - Employment - Ontario - Toronto - History |
Young women - Ontario - Toronto - Economic conditions |
Single women - Ontario - Toronto - Economic conditions |
Young women - Ontario - Toronto - Social conditions |
Single women - Ontario - Toronto - Social conditions |
Young women - Employment - Ontario - Toronto - History |
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Ontario Toronto |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 City Work, Moral Dilemmas""; ""3 Ruined Girls and Fallen Women""; ""4 The Social Evil in the Queen City""; ""5 Good Times and Bad Girls""; ""6 Temptations, Crimes, and Follies""; ""7 Citizens, Workers, and Mothers of the Race""; ""8 Conclusion""; ""APPENDICES""; ""Single Women and Toronto's Industrial Development, 1880�1930""; ""Sex, Crime, and Policing, 1880�1930""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""PICTURE CREDITS""; ""INDEX""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O"" |
""P""""r""; ""s""; ""t""; ""u""; ""v""; ""w""; ""y""; ""illustrations"" |
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With the turn of the century came increased industrialization and |
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urbanization, and in Toronto one of the most visible results of this modernization was the influx of young, single women to the city. They came seeking work, independence, and excitement, but they were not to realize these goals without contention. Carolyn Strange examines the rise of the Toronto 'working girl, ' the various agencies that 'discovered' her, the nature of 'the girl problem' from the point of view of moral overseers, the various strategies devised to solve this 'problem, ' and lastly, the young women's responses to moral regulation. The 'working girl' seemed a problem to reformers, evangelists, social investigators, police, the courts, and journalists - men, mostly, who saw women's debasement as certain and appointed themselves as protectors of morality. They portrayed single women as victims of potential economic and sexual exploitation and urban immorality. Such characterization drew attention away from the greater problems these women faced: poverty, unemployment, poor housing and nutrition, and low wages. In the course of her investigation, Strange suggests fresh approaches to working-class and urban history. Her sources include the census, court papers, newspaper accounts, philanthropic society reports, and royal commissions, but Strange also employs less conventional sources, such as photographs and popular songs. She approaches the topic from a feminist viewpoint that is equally sensitive to the class and racial dimensions of the 'girl problem, ' and compares her findings with the emergence of the working woman in contemporary United States and Great Britain. The overriding observation is that Torontonians projected their fears and hopes about urban industrialization onto the figure of the working girl. Young women were regulated from factories and offices, to streetcars and dancehalls, in an effort to control the deleterious effects of industrial capitalism. By the First World War however, their value as contributors to the expanding economy began to outweigh fear of their moral endangerment. As Torontonians grew accustomed to life in the industrial metropolis, the 'working girl' came to be seen as a valuable resource. |
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UNINA9910969759103321 |
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Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace : low back and upper extremities / / Panel on Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001 |
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9780309132992 |
0309132991 |
9780309511780 |
030951178X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 492 pages) : illustrations |
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Backache |
Industrial accidents |
Arm - Wounds and injuries |
Back - Wounds and injuries |
Musculoskeletal Diseases - epidemiology |
Occupational Diseases - epidemiology |
Low Back Pain - epidemiology |
Back Injuries - epidemiology |
Arm Injuries - epidemiology |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-430) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Dimensions of the problem -- Ch. 3. Methodological issues and approaches -- Ch. 4. Epidemiologic evidence -- Ch. 5. Tissue mechanobiology -- Ch. 6. Biomechanics -- Ch. 7. Occupational stress -- Ch. 8. Interventions in the workplace -- Ch. 9. Work now and in the future -- Ch. 10. Patterns of evidence -- Ch. 11. Conclusions and recommendations -- Ch. 12. Research agenda. |
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Every year workers' low-back, hand, and arm problems lead to time away from jobs and reduce the nation's economic productivity. The |
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connection of these problems to workplace activities-from carrying boxes to lifting patients to pounding computer keyboards-is the subject of major disagreements among workers, employers, advocacy groups, and researchers. Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace examines the scientific basis for connecting musculoskeletal disorders with the workplace, considering people, job tasks, and work environments. A multidisciplinary panel draws conclusions about the likelihood of causal links and the effectiveness of various intervention strategies. The panel also offers recommendations for what actions can be considered on the basis of current information and for closing information gaps. This book presents the latest information on the prevalence, incidence, and costs of musculoskeletal disorders and identifies factors that influence injury reporting. It reviews the broad scope of evidence: epidemiological studies of physical and psychosocial variables, basic biology, biomechanics, and physical and behavioral responses to stress. Given the magnitude of the problem-approximately 1 million people miss some work each year-and the current trends in workplace practices, this volume will be a must for advocates for workplace health, policy makers, employers, employees, medical professionals, engineers, lawyers, and labor officials. |
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