Germans on welfare : from Weimar to Hitler Introduction: The Meaning of the German Welfare State 1. Religion Socialism and State Welfare in the Weimar Republic 2. The Welfare System in the Neighborhoods: Professionals and Volunteers 3. The Gender of Welfare: Women and Social Work 4. Becoming a Welfare Client 5. Pensioners in the Welfare System 6. Weimar Women on Welfare 7. The State as Parent Youth Welfare and German Families 8. The Weimar Welfare States Last Crisis 1929 1933 9. Hungry and Homeless in the Depression 10. Welfare Is the Preservation of Labor Power : Unemployment and Work Relief Conclusion: Toward the Nazi Racial State