Civic engagement: social science and Progressive-era reform in New York City

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Introduction 1 COMPETING GOSPELS: MAKE WAY FOR SCIENCE AND FOR LIGHT! From Study of Nature to Knowledge of themselves Christian Sociology, spirit for science, or species of venerable quackery? dilemma of intelligence in a democratic society Expert intelligence: Leaders or public servants? Who was progressive and what was regression? academic quarrel limits of dissent: Trustees and faculty 2 FROM NOBLESSE OBLIGE SOCIAL REFORM IN NEW PHILANTHROPY OF SCIENTIFIC CHARITY Toward a of dealing with poor: Mrs. Lowell's Society deserving and undeserving poor The with the rank of a first school of applied science: York School of Philanthropy The sensational story of industrial Pittsburgh: science and change 3 SOCIAL SETTLEMENTS AS NEIGHBORHOOD DEMOCRACY OR AS BENEVOLENT PATERNALISM? In daily personal contact with working people Responsible self-government, associating...as equals in a New and Perfect City social experiment of Henry Street, and Greenwich House's passionate attempt to realize Settlements as Laboratories in attitude of mind scholar-activists: Frances Kellor's new sociology and suffrage Democracy upon paper?: continuing dilemma of benevolent paternalism 4 SCIENCE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT: SCIENTIFIC TRAINING OR AGENTS OF WALL STREET? An era of constructive municipal undertakings of Municipal Research versus Tammany Hall: Intelligent control Bureau of Municipal Besmirch versus Tammany: Applying methods to government No more important for science of administration: Schools Collaborate Another Realm: Women's historic function...along line of cleanliness... Limits of Research: Scientists as white slaves of philanthropy? The only kind of an expert that democracy will and ought to tolerate 5 TO LOOK AFTER NATION'S CROP OF CHILDREN Clearly a Duty of Federal Government: A Children's based absolutely work Scholar and Impatient Crusader: Florence Kelley and National Consumers' League Sociological jurisprudence: Kelley, Goldmark Sisters, and Brandeis brief Frances Perkins: I'd much rather get a law than organize a union Effective child law efficiently enforced Mothers' pensions: A right and not as dole Federal Child Labor Law: The evil of premature and excessive child labor 6 SELF-CONSTITUTED LEADERS OR 'TEACHERS' WHOSE PRINCIPAL AIM IS DOMINATION?: SOCIAL SCIENCE, ORGANIZED LABOR, AND SOCIAL INSURANCE LEGISLATION Life material...upon which these professional workers experiment Voluntarism: Self-determination or reactionary self-interest? Erratic college professors, on ragged edge of socialism laboratory of scientific legislative drafting first success: Ending phosphorous poisoning pride in enactment: Employer liability and workmen's compensation Triangle fire: Safer working conditions, a minimum wage, and adversaries of both What next?: Government aid for elderly, unemployed, and ill 7 SOCIAL SCIENCE AND THE NEGRO PROBLEM: FROM NORDIC MYTH NAACP AND NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE Eugenics and of racism Harvard and Columbia's first African-American Ph.D.s, in the great of York City: Du Bois and Haynes Mary White Ovington and Call From standpoint of modern science, are Negroes men?: Founding of NAACP union of opposition to the forces of evil: NAACP Equal opportunity...conditioned by character only: National Urban League Why two organizations? Dividing mission 8 OUR IDEAS WILL BECOME COMMON CURRENCY: SOCIAL SCIENCE POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT IN ELECTION OF 1912 AND ITS AFTERMATH and sociological experts in the stern arena of political action 23 Standards of Social Science Platform Roosevelt and the best people Progressivism or betrayal? Race and Progressive party Women in Political Bondage: Vote Progressive Ticket to Make Us Free Who was truly a progressive? scientists all sides in election Defined by laws and ... manned by experts Epilogue Appendix Notes Index Acknowledgments