Almost Worthy
| Author | : Brent Ruswick |
| Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
| Total Pages | : 285 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780253006349 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0253006341 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Almost Worthy by : Brent Ruswick
Download or read book Almost Worthy written by Brent Ruswick and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
