Building the invisible orphanage [[electronic resource] ] : a prehistory of the American welfare system / / Matthew A. Crenson |
Autore | Crenson Matthew A. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 383 p. ) : ill., ports |
Disciplina | 362.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Public welfare - United States - History
Child welfare - United States - History Welfare state Orphanages - United States - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-674-02999-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Decline of the Orphanage and the Invention of Welfare -- 2 The Institutional Inclination -- 3 Two Dimensions of Institutional Change -- 4 Institutional Self-Doubt and Internal Reform -- 5 From Orphanage to Home -- 6 The Orphanage Reaches Outward -- 7 “The Unwalled Institution of the State” -- 8 The Perils of Placing Out -- 9 “The Experiment of Having No Home” -- 10 Mobilizing for Mothers’ Pensions -- 11 Religious Wars -- Conclusion: An End to the Orphanage -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449859703321 |
Crenson Matthew A. <1943->
![]() |
||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Building the invisible orphanage [[electronic resource] ] : a prehistory of the American welfare system / / Matthew A. Crenson |
Autore | Crenson Matthew A. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 383 p. ) : ill., ports |
Disciplina | 362.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Public welfare - United States - History
Child welfare - United States - History Welfare state Orphanages - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-674-02999-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Decline of the Orphanage and the Invention of Welfare -- 2 The Institutional Inclination -- 3 Two Dimensions of Institutional Change -- 4 Institutional Self-Doubt and Internal Reform -- 5 From Orphanage to Home -- 6 The Orphanage Reaches Outward -- 7 “The Unwalled Institution of the State” -- 8 The Perils of Placing Out -- 9 “The Experiment of Having No Home” -- 10 Mobilizing for Mothers’ Pensions -- 11 Religious Wars -- Conclusion: An End to the Orphanage -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777070703321 |
Crenson Matthew A. <1943->
![]() |
||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Building the invisible orphanage [[electronic resource] ] : a prehistory of the American welfare system / / Matthew A. Crenson |
Autore | Crenson Matthew A. <1943-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 383 p. ) : ill., ports |
Disciplina | 362.70973 |
Soggetto topico |
Public welfare - United States - History
Child welfare - United States - History Welfare state Orphanages - United States - History |
ISBN | 0-674-02999-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Decline of the Orphanage and the Invention of Welfare -- 2 The Institutional Inclination -- 3 Two Dimensions of Institutional Change -- 4 Institutional Self-Doubt and Internal Reform -- 5 From Orphanage to Home -- 6 The Orphanage Reaches Outward -- 7 “The Unwalled Institution of the State” -- 8 The Perils of Placing Out -- 9 “The Experiment of Having No Home” -- 10 Mobilizing for Mothers’ Pensions -- 11 Religious Wars -- Conclusion: An End to the Orphanage -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825496303321 |
Crenson Matthew A. <1943->
![]() |
||
Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 1998 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Rethinking orphanages for the 21st century [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Richard B. MacKenzie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 362.732 |
Altri autori (Persone) | McKenzieRichard B |
Soggetto topico |
Orphanages - United States - History
Orphanages - Government policy - United States Foster home care - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-7619-1443-9
1-322-41669-9 1-4522-6492-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Half Title ""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chapter 1 - Rethinking Orphanages: An Introduction""; ""Part I - Child Care in the United States""; ""Chapter 2 - The State of Child Welfare""; ""Chapter 3 - The Nation's Child Welfare Problems as Viewed From the Bench""; ""Chapter 4 - Family Preservation and Child Maltreatment""; ""Part II - The History and Impact of Orphanages""; ""Chapter 5 - The Rise and Fall of American Orphanages""; ""Chapter 6 - The 1994 Orphanage Debate: A Study in the Politics of Annihilation""
""Chapter 7 - Orphanage Alumni: How They Have Done and How They Evaluate Their Experience""""Chapter 8 - Research on the Psychological Effects of Orphanage Care: A Critical Review""; ""Chapter 9 - Fostering the Demand for Adoptions: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Orphanages and Foster Care on Adoptions in the United States""; ""Part III - Problems in Bringing Back Orphanages""; ""Chapter 10 - Social Security, Social Workers, and the Care of Dependent Children""; ""Chapter 11 - A Public Choice Analysis of Child Care Dollars: The Political Bias in Favor of the Status Quo"" ""Chapter 12 - Who Will Mow the Lawn at Boys Town? Child Labor Laws in an Institutional Setting""""Chapter 13 - The Regulation of Orphanages: A Survey and Critique""; ""Chapter 14 - Funding Our Children's Future: The Interplay of Funding and Regulatory Philosophies on Private Children's Homes""; ""Chapter 15 - The Cost of Care in Institutions and Families""; ""Part IV - The Path to Reform""; ""Chapter 16 - Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century: A Search for Reform of the Nation's Child Welfare System""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910481040203321 |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1999 | ||
![]() | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|