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Author:

Neisuler, Susan G.

Title:

Justice at the city gate : social policy, social services, and the law / Susan G. Neisuler.

Publisher:

Writer's Advantage,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

xiii, 277 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Child welfare--United States.
Public welfare--United States.
Family services--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-271).

Contents:

Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Social services, today and yesterday -- The Ante-bellum era -- The Gilded Age -- The Progressive era and beyond -- The New Deal and World War II -- The Truman-Eisenhower era -- Social welfare policy -- Children's welfare, children's rights -- Parental rights, family courts -- The Massachusetts Department of Social Services -- Personal note -- Notes on sources -- Personal interviews -- Author's biography.

ISBN:

9780595269501
0595269508

OCLC:

(OCoLC)52984462

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)