American Catholic lay groups and transatlantic social reform in the progressive era [[electronic resource] /] / Deirdre M. Moloney

• Autore: Moloney Deirdre M
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (286 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.6/2073
• Soggetto topico: Catholics - United States - History - 19th century; Catholics - United States - History - 20th century; Laity - Catholic Church - History - 19th century; Laity - Catholic Church - History - 20th century; Christian sociology - Catholic Church - United States - History of doctrines - 19th century; Christian sociology - Catholic Church - United States - History of doctrines - 20th century; Progressivism (United States politics)
• Soggetto geografico: United States Social conditions 1865-1918
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-257) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Celebrating an American Catholic Legacy; 2. Combating "Whisky's Work"; 3. The Friendly Hand & the Helping Purse; 4. Poverty & Proselytizers; 5. Promoting the Maternal over Material, Ideal over Idle; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This text traces the development of social reform movements among American Catholics from 1880 to 1925. Deirdre M. Moloney reveals how Catholic gender ideologies, emerging middle-class values, and ethnic identities shaped the goals and activities of lay activists in this time.
• Titolo autorizzato: American Catholic lay groups and transatlantic social reform in the progressive era
• ISBN: 979-88-908746-3-4; 0-8078-6044-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780186903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II