Miss Cutler and the case of the resurrected horse
Subtitle: social work and the story of poverty in America, Australia, and Britain
By: Mark Peel
Series: Historical studies of urban America; Historical studies of urban America
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9780226653631
Subjects: Poor; Services for; Social case work
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Melbourne. Case 1: Miss Cutler and the case of the resurrected horse; title: Service, sympathy, and efficiency; title: Mr. Smith and the importance of modern casework; title: Wise discrimination; title: Lady detectives; title: There are those who feel their position; title: But most will never better themselves; title: A growing sense of justice; title: The citizens' welfare; title: London. Case 2: Miss Hedges and the stupid client; title: The man with the repulsive face; title: We are at a crossroads; title: They are somewhere down the stairs; title: Little people; title: Dense and low grade, but still he builds great castles in the air; title: Nightmare days; title: Boston. Case 3: Miss Wells and the boy who wanted to be an American; title: Changing jerzy; title: Closed mouths and wise guys; title: She has found herself, and he will make a good American; title: The primitive becoming more and more dominant; title: More sinned against than sinning; title: Minneapolis. Case 4: Miss Lindstrom and the fried potatoes; title: The discovery and the remedy; title: He is too willing for us to assume responsibility; title: His attitude of helplessness is exasperating; title: An insecurity of terrifying proportions; title: Oregon. Case 5: Miss Perry and the boy who knew numbers; title: Policing relief; title: Evasive types and plausible women; title: Into the backwoods; title: Men in social work. Case 6: Mr. O'Neill and the seductive client; title: In a woman's world; title: He must be bent to our will and made into a man; title: Confronting the nagger; title: Mr. O'Neill and Mr. Mattner.