Bremner Robert Hamlett 1917 2002 (2 results)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; volume 2 (only): 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Contents; Foreword. Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. PART 1: The Social and Cultural Background. 1. The Setting. A. Homes. B. Families. 2. Youth in American Society. A. Problems and Promise. B. Youth and War. C. Youth in the Post World War Era. PART 2: The Legal Status of Children and Protection against Cruelty and Immorality. 1. Rights of Parents and Children A. Rights and Obligations of Parents. B. The Custody of Children. C. Adoption. D. Birth Control and Abortion. E. Children of Unmarried Parents. 2. Child Protection. A. Protection against Cruelty and Neglect. B. Protection against Immorality. PART 3: Care of Dependent Children. 1. Institutions and Foster Homes. A. Public Institutions. B. Private Institutions. C. Foster Home Care. D. Problems of Supervision. 2. Care of Children in Their Own Homes. A. Preservation of the Home. B. The Mothers' Aid Movement. 3. Issues in Child Care. A. Subsidies and Supervision. B. Research and Demonstration. PART 4: Juvenile Delinquency. 1. Delinquency in the Late Nineteenth Century. A. Juvenile Delinquency in the South. B. Reform Schools. C. New Institutions for Delinquent and Unruly Children. D. Special Legal Provisions for Children Prior to the Establishment of the Juvenile Court. 2. The Juvenile Court. A. The First Courts. B. Juvenile Court Issues. 3. Modem Theories and Studies of Juvenile Delinquency. A. Delinquency as Physical and Mental Disease. B. The Culture of Delinquency. PART 5: Child Labor. 1. The Working Force A. Extent and Variety of Child Labor. B. The Progressive Attack on Child Labor. 2. State and Federal Regulation of Child 'Labor. A. State Child Labor Legislation. B. Federal Child Labor Legislation. C. The Child Labor Amendment. PART 6: Administration of Child Welfare Services. 1. The Children's Bureau. A. Establishing the Bureau. B. The Children's Bureau in Operation. 2. State and County Child Welfare Agencies. A. Innovations in Administration. B. Standardization in Administration. PART 7: Child Health. 1. Health Problems of Infants and Children. A. Development of Pediatric Thought. B. Hospitals, Nurseries, and Visiting Nurses. C. Handicapped Children. D. Child Health Campaigns. 2. School Health. A. Buildings and Medical Inspection. B. Special Health Programs. 3. Infant and Maternal Mortality. A. The Fight against Infant Mortality. B. Prevention of Maternal Mortality. C. The Sheppard-Towner Act. 4. Programs, Research, and Demonstrations in Child Health. A. Hospitals and Schools for Crippled Children. B. The Mental Hygiene Movement. C. Relationship of Government to Child Health. D. Child Health and the Depression. PART 8: Education 1. The School and American Society. A. Evaluations and Measurements. E. Schools as a Means of Social Progress. C. Protecting the Interests and Growth of Children in the Schools. D. Pedagogical Sources of Progressivism. E. Progressive Experiments. 2. Education in the South. A. The Reconstruction Experiment. B. Education in the New South. 3. Federal Participation in Education. A. A Federal Agency for Education. B. Federal Aid to Education. 4. Education of Northern Negro, Immigrant, and Indian Children. A. Negro Children in Northern Schools. B. Immigrant Children. C. Indian Children. 5. The First Century of the American Public High School. A. Origin and Development of the Public High School. B. Preparation for College in the High School C. Technical, Trade, and Manual Training. 5. Issues and Trends in Education. A. Compulsory Attendance. B. The Quest for Uniformity. C. Kindergarten Instruction. D. Religious Instruction in Public and Private Schools. E. Higher Education. F. Public Libraries Chronology: Events Relating to the History of the Health, Education, and Welfare of Childr. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; volume 2 (only): 810 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm. Contents; Foreword. Editor's Preface. Acknowledgments. PART 1: The Social and Cultural Background. 1. The Setting. A. Homes. B. Families. 2. Youth in American Society. A. Problems and Promise. B. Youth and War. C. Youth in the Post World War Era. PART 2: The Legal Status of Children and Protection against Cruelty and Immorality. 1. Rights of Parents and Children A. Rights and Obligations of Parents. B. The Custody of Children. C. Adoption. D. Birth Control and Abortion. E. Children of Unmarried Parents. 2. Child Protection. A. Protection against Cruelty and Neglect. B. Protection against Immorality. PART 3: Care of Dependent Children. 1. Institutions and Foster Homes. A. Public Institutions. B. Private Institutions. C. Foster Home Care. D. Problems of Supervision. 2. Care of Children in Their Own Homes. A. Preservation of the Home. B. The Mothers' Aid Movement. 3. Issues in Child Care. A. Subsidies and Supervision. B. Research and Demonstration. PART 4: Juvenile Delinquency. 1. Delinquency in the Late Nineteenth Century. A. Juvenile Delinquency in the South. B. Reform Schools. C. New Institutions for Delinquent and Unruly Children. D. Special Legal Provisions for Children Prior to the Establishment of the Juvenile Court. 2. The Juvenile Court. A. The First Courts. B. Juvenile Court Issues. 3. Modem Theories and Studies of Juvenile Delinquency. A. Delinquency as Physical and Mental Disease. B. The Culture of Delinquency. PART 5: Child Labor. 1. The Working Force A. Extent and Variety of Child Labor. B. The Progressive Attack on Child Labor. 2. State and Federal Regulation of Child 'Labor. A. State Child Labor Legislation. B. Federal Child Labor Legislation. C. The Child Labor Amendment. PART 6: Administration of Child Welfare Services. 1. The Children's Bureau. A. Establishing the Bureau. B. The Children's Bureau in Operation. 2. State and County Child Welfare Agencies. A. Innovations in Administration. B. Standardization in Administration. PART 7: Child Health. 1. Health Problems of Infants and Children. A. Development of Pediatric Thought. B. Hospitals, Nurseries, and Visiting Nurses. C. Handicapped Children. D. Child Health Campaigns. 2. School Health. A. Buildings and Medical Inspection. B. Special Health Programs. 3. Infant and Maternal Mortality. A. The Fight against Infant Mortality. B. Prevention of Maternal Mortality. C. The Sheppard-Towner Act. 4. Programs, Research, and Demonstrations in Child Health. A. Hospitals and Schools for Crippled Children. B. The Mental Hygiene Movement. C. Relationship of Government to Child Health. D. Child Health and the Depression. PART 8: Education 1. The School and American Society. A. Evaluations and Measurements. E. Schools as a Means of Social Progress. C. Protecting the Interests and Growth of Children in the Schools. D. Pedagogical Sources of Progressivism. E. Progressive Experiments. 2. Education in the South. A. The Reconstruction Experiment. B. Education in the New South. 3. Federal Participation in Education. A. A Federal Agency for Education. B. Federal Aid to Education. 4. Education of Northern Negro, Immigrant, and Indian Children. A. Negro Children in Northern Schools. B. Immigrant Children. C. Indian Children. 5. The First Century of the American Public High School. A. Origin and Development of the Public High School. B. Preparation for College in the High School C. Technical, Trade, and Manual Training. 5. Issues and Trends in Education. A. Compulsory Attendance. B. The Quest for Uniformity. C. Kindergarten Instruction. D. Religious Instruction in Public and Private Schools. E. Higher Education. F. Public Libraries Chronology: Events Relating to the History of the Health, Education, and Welfare of Childr. …