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The Resource In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s, Eric C. Schneider

In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s, Eric C. Schneider

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The creation of the juvenile court during the Progressive Era unified the juvenile justice system under the auspices of the state. But this achievement has been vastly overrated. Delinquents and their families participated actively in reform from the founding of the first reformatories through the establishment of the juvenile court, and constantly forced reformers to rethink and reshape their programs. Eric C. Schneider argues that programs to prevent delinquency and to reform delinquents must be understood as part of the history of social welfare. Reform in social welfare meant limiting relief costs while supplying the poor with the cultural values reformers saw as the only real insurance against poverty. Cultural reform led inevitably to work with children, who seemed easier to mold than adults. But the cultural reform tradition failed, because children turned out to be less malleable than reformers thought, and cultural reform itself was an inadequate solution to delinquency and poverty. And while reformers understood the difficulties of handling adolescents, they rarely questioned their assumption that by reforming the individual they could reshape society. Today the cultural reform tradition remains paradigmatic, making this study both timely and vital
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource
Contents
  • Introduction: The Web of Class
  • pt. 1. The Creation of Private and Public Charity. 1. Moral Entrepreneurs and the Invention of the Reformable Child. 2. Public Welfare and the Public Reformatory
  • pt. 2. Domestic Reform. 3. Private Alternatives to the Asylum. 4. Domestic Reform and the Delinquent Girl. 5. Domestic Reform and the State Reform School for Boys
  • pt. 3. The Organization of Welfare. 6. Catholic Welfare: Between Separatism and Accommodation. 7. The Charity Network
  • pt. 4. Expertise and Scientific Reform. 8. The Juvenile Court: Triumph of Progressivism. 9. Child Guidance and the Court
  • Conclusion: The Failure of Cultural Reform
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9780814739556
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In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s
Title
In the web of class
Title remainder
delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s
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Eric C. Schneider
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Language
eng
Summary
The creation of the juvenile court during the Progressive Era unified the juvenile justice system under the auspices of the state. But this achievement has been vastly overrated. Delinquents and their families participated actively in reform from the founding of the first reformatories through the establishment of the juvenile court, and constantly forced reformers to rethink and reshape their programs. Eric C. Schneider argues that programs to prevent delinquency and to reform delinquents must be understood as part of the history of social welfare. Reform in social welfare meant limiting relief costs while supplying the poor with the cultural values reformers saw as the only real insurance against poverty. Cultural reform led inevitably to work with children, who seemed easier to mold than adults. But the cultural reform tradition failed, because children turned out to be less malleable than reformers thought, and cultural reform itself was an inadequate solution to delinquency and poverty. And while reformers understood the difficulties of handling adolescents, they rarely questioned their assumption that by reforming the individual they could reshape society. Today the cultural reform tradition remains paradigmatic, making this study both timely and vital
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1951-2017
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Schneider, Eric C.
Dewey number
364.3/6/0974461
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HV9306.B7
LC item number
S36 1991eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
The American social experience series
Series volume
22
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  • Social work with juvenile delinquents
  • Juvenile corrections
  • Child welfare
  • Poor children
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Child welfare
  • Juvenile corrections
  • Poor children
  • Social work with juvenile delinquents
  • Massachusetts
  • Jeugdcriminaliteit
  • Hervormingen
  • Jugendlicher Täter
  • Sozialarbeit
  • Jugendstrafvollzug
  • Jugendhilfe
  • Boston, Mass
Label
In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s, Eric C. Schneider
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Publication
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unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-249) and index
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online resource
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rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
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text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The Web of Class -- pt. 1. The Creation of Private and Public Charity. 1. Moral Entrepreneurs and the Invention of the Reformable Child. 2. Public Welfare and the Public Reformatory -- pt. 2. Domestic Reform. 3. Private Alternatives to the Asylum. 4. Domestic Reform and the Delinquent Girl. 5. Domestic Reform and the State Reform School for Boys -- pt. 3. The Organization of Welfare. 6. Catholic Welfare: Between Separatism and Accommodation. 7. The Charity Network -- pt. 4. Expertise and Scientific Reform. 8. The Juvenile Court: Triumph of Progressivism. 9. Child Guidance and the Court -- Conclusion: The Failure of Cultural Reform
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906960425
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource
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unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780814739556
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unknown
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computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
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22573/ctt8jszrf
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not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)906960425
Label
In the web of class : delinquents and reformers in Boston, 1810s-1930s, Eric C. Schneider
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-249) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: The Web of Class -- pt. 1. The Creation of Private and Public Charity. 1. Moral Entrepreneurs and the Invention of the Reformable Child. 2. Public Welfare and the Public Reformatory -- pt. 2. Domestic Reform. 3. Private Alternatives to the Asylum. 4. Domestic Reform and the Delinquent Girl. 5. Domestic Reform and the State Reform School for Boys -- pt. 3. The Organization of Welfare. 6. Catholic Welfare: Between Separatism and Accommodation. 7. The Charity Network -- pt. 4. Expertise and Scientific Reform. 8. The Juvenile Court: Triumph of Progressivism. 9. Child Guidance and the Court -- Conclusion: The Failure of Cultural Reform
Control code
906960425
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780814739556
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
illustrations.
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctt8jszrf
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)906960425

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