Fighting poverty with virtue : moral reform and America's urban poor, 1825-2000 / Joel Schwartz. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Joel, 1950-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Urban poor--United States--History.

Urban poor.

Poverty--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Poverty.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 353 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Part One: Moral Reform in the Past

Principles and Intentions: Why Moral Reform was Undertaken

The Virtues Taught by the Moral Reformers

Diligence and its Difficulties

Sobriety and Success

Slavation through Saving?

Family Values: More Than Just a Footnote

Knowledge as Virtue: Why Moral Reform Could be Implemented

Why Moral Reform was Hard to Achieve

Part Two: The Critique and Rejection of Moral Reform

The Decline of Laissez-Faire and the Critique of Moral Reform

Introduction

Jane Addams: The Compassionate Critique of the Industrial Virtues

Walter Rauschenbusch: The Christian Critique of Prudence

The Rejection of Moral Reform

Part Three: The Contemporary Prospects for Moral Reform

African Americans, Irish Americans, and Moral Reform: Historical Considerations

The Contemporary Climate for Moral Reform

The Contemporary Practice of Moral Reform: Urban Ministries, Public Policy, and the Promotion of Virtue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-342) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-253-10897-7