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City and County Administration in Springfield, Illinois

Authors
D. O. Decker
Shelby M. Harrison
Ebook
Publication Date
167 pages

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Published in 1917 by the Department of Surveys and Exhibits of the Russell Sage Foundation, City and County Administration in Springfield presents data on the main administrative functions of the local governments of Springfield, Illinois, from 1914 and examines possible improvements towards the efficiency and effectiveness of the administration. This report is part of the Springfield Survey series.

D. O. DECKER was a member of the Springfield Survey Committee.

SHELBY M. HARRISON was director of the Department of Surveys and Exhibits at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Sociology and the Field of Mental Health

Author
John A. Clausen
Ebook
Publication Date
64 pages

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Prepared for the American Sociological Society in 1956, this book considers the ways and means of more effective utilization of sociology in the treatment of mental illness. It calls for more effective practice and the advancement of basic research and theory in regards to mental illness.

JOHN A. CLAUSEN was Chief Laboratory of Socio-environmental Studies National Institute of Mental Health

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What Social Workers Should Know About Their Own Communities

An Outline
Author
Margaret F. Byington
Ebook
Publication Date
44 pages

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This 1911 pamphlet is an outline to aid those enlisted in social work as a profession, a cursory review of local conditions that look at the new topics that have informed social work in the 20th century, such as industry, child labor, city administration, and community organization.

MARGARET F. BYINGTON was associate director of the charity organization department of the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Sociology and the Field of Education

Author
Orville G. Brim, Jr.
Ebook
Publication Date
91 pages

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Prepared for the American Sociological Society, as part of a series published by the Russell Sage Foundation investigating public work. This volume explores the ways in which matters lying in the realm of sociology are fundamental aspects of the educational process.

ORVILLE G. BRIM, JR. was president of the Russell Sage Foundation.

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The Standard of Living Among Workingmen's Families in New York City

Author
Robert Coit Chapin
Ebook
Publication Date
403 pages

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Published in 1909, this report is a result of a New York State Conference of Charities and Correction–appointed study on the essentials and cost of a normal standard of living in the cities and towns of the state, followed by a detailed analysis of the compiled data of workingmen's budgets.

ROBERT COIT CHAPIN was Horace White Professor of economics and finance in Beloit College, Wisconsin.

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Public Pensions to Widows with Children

A Study of Their Administration in Several American Cities
Author
C. C. Carstens
Ebook
Publication Date
39 pages

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For three months beginning August 1, 1912, Mr. Carstens was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation to study the actual working of public pensions to widows with children in certain western communities.

C.C. CARSTENS was secretary of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

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Women and the Trades

Pittsburgh 1907-1908
Author
Elizabeth Beardsley Butler
Ebook
Publication Date
504 pages

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A volume in the Pittsburgh Survey, edited by Paul Underwood Kellogg. The Pittsburgh Survey had been planned by the editors of "Charities and The Commons" before the organization of the Russell Sage Foundation. The Charities Publication Committee accepted and assumed responsibility for the project.

ELIZABETH BEARDSLEY BUTLER was secretary of the Consumers League of New Jersey.

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Saleswomen in Mercantile Stores

Baltimore, 1909
Author
Elizabeth Beardsley Butler
Ebook
Publication Date
266 pages

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A report sponsored by the Russell Sage Foundation and the Consumers' League of Maryland in 1909, this book studies female workers in mercantile stores in Baltimore. While this report deals only with one set of industrial conditions in a single city, it is suggestive of other cities in the country.

ELIZABETH BEARDSLEY BUTLER was secretary of the Consumers League of New Jersey.

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The Doctor and His Patient

A Sociological Interpretation
Author
Samuel W. Bloom
Ebook
Publication Date
262 pages

About This Book

The Doctor and His Patient documents the rapid changes in health at the time of publication in 1963, spurred on by technology and the social organization of medicine, and how these developments influence the relationship between doctor and patient. It also explores the implications of these changes for medical education, serving as a guide for students of medicine and other health professions.

SAMUEL W. BLOOM was associate professor of sociology at the State University of New York College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center.

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Visiting Nursing

In the United States
Author
Yssabella Waters
Ebook
Publication Date
386 pages

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A directory of the organizations employing trained visiting nurses, with chapters on the principles, organization and methods of administration of such work.

YSSABELLA WATERS, Henry Street Nurses’ Settlement, New York City

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