Bradley, Kate (2009) ‘Growing up with a City’: Exploring Settlement Youth Work in London and Chicago, c. 1880–1940. London Journal, 34 (3). pp. 285-298. ISSN 0305-8034. (doi:https://doi.org/10.1179/030580309X12496474607066) (Full text available)
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Abstract
The first university settlements were founded in East London in 1884,bringing young graduates to the area to live and to work for the benefit of impoverished local communities. The settlement model was soon adopted by social reformers around the world. This article considers the question of whether settlements should be seen by historians as a coherent body with shared values, or as institutions whose character and interests were uniquely shaped by their local neighbourhoods — and thus what the study of individual settlements can contribute to our understanding of working class life in East London and elsewhere. This is examined through a comparative study of settlements in London and Chicago and their work with children and young people. This article also considers how settlements attempted to develop associational cultures and social capital among children and young people.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional information: | Research Article |
Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform F History United States, Canada, Latin America > F001 United States local history H Social Sciences > HS Societies secret benevolent etc H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
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Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research > Medway Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Social Policy Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Kate Bradley |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2009 16:38 UTC |
Last Modified: | 22 Nov 2016 20:33 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/22878 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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