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Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "Not Alms but a Friend": The Moral Economy of Scientific Charity
2. Organizing Charity in the City of Strangers: The New York COS
3. Neither Alms nor a Friend: Organizational Obstacles to the Practice of Scientific Charity
4. "Hoping for Your Kind Interest": Donors, Clients, and the Uses of Scientific Charity
5. "I Beg to Call Your Attention to a Very Deserving Case": Entitlement, Respectability, and the Politics of Charity in Working-Class Communities
6. If Not a Friend, Then Alms: Relief and Reform in the Progressive Era
7. The COS and the State: Widows, Deserted Wives, and the Battle over Mothers' Pensions
8. From Friendly Visiting to Social Casework: The Triumph of Professionalism
Conclusion: The New York COS and the Transformation of American Social Welfare
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author.
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. "Not Alms but a Friend": The Moral Economy of Scientific Charity
2. Organizing Charity in the City of Strangers: The New York COS
3. Neither Alms nor a Friend: Organizational Obstacles to the Practice of Scientific Charity
4. "Hoping for Your Kind Interest": Donors, Clients, and the Uses of Scientific Charity
5. "I Beg to Call Your Attention to a Very Deserving Case": Entitlement, Respectability, and the Politics of Charity in Working-Class Communities
6. If Not a Friend, Then Alms: Relief and Reform in the Progressive Era
7. The COS and the State: Widows, Deserted Wives, and the Battle over Mothers' Pensions
8. From Friendly Visiting to Social Casework: The Triumph of Professionalism
Conclusion: The New York COS and the Transformation of American Social Welfare
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author.