MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011016218
003 DLC
005 20120320083057.0
008 110414s2012 ilu b 001 0 eng c
010 $a 2011016218
020 $a9780226653631 (cloth : alk. paper)
020 $a0226653633 (cloth : alk. paper)
040 $aICU/DLC$cDLC
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050 00 $aHV43$b.P44 2012
082 00 $a362.5/53$222
100 1 $aPeel, Mark,$d1959-
245 10 $aMiss Cutler and the case of the resurrected horse :$bsocial work and the story of poverty in America, Australia, and Britain /$cMark Peel.
260 $aChicago ;$aLondon :$bThe University of Chicago Press,$c2012.
300 $axi, 352 p. ;$c25 cm.
490 1 $aHistorical studies of urban America
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMelbourne. Case 1: Miss Cutler and the case of the resurrected horse -- Service, sympathy, and efficiency -- Mr. Smith and the importance of modern casework -- Wise discrimination -- Lady detectives -- There are those who feel their position -- But most will never better themselves -- A growing sense of justice -- The citizens' welfare -- London. Case 2: Miss Hedges and the stupid client -- The man with the repulsive face -- We are at a crossroads -- They are somewhere down the stairs -- Little people -- Dense and low grade, but still he builds great castles in the air -- Nightmare days -- Boston. Case 3: Miss Wells and the boy who wanted to be an American -- Changing jerzy -- Closed mouths and wise guys -- She has found herself, and he will make a good American -- The primitive becoming more and more dominant -- More sinned against than sinning -- Minneapolis. Case 4: Miss Lindstrom and the fried potatoes -- The discovery and the remedy -- He is too willing for us to assume responsibility -- His attitude of helplessness is exasperating -- An insecurity of terrifying proportions -- Oregon. Case 5: Miss Perry and the boy who knew numbers -- Policing relief -- Evasive types and plausible women -- Into the backwoods -- Men in social work. Case 6: Mr. O'Neill and the seductive client -- In a woman's world -- He must be bent to our will and made into a man -- Confronting the nagger -- Mr. O'Neill and Mr. Mattner.
650 0 $aPoor$xServices for$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPoor$xServices for$zEngland.
650 0 $aPoor$xServices for$zAustralia.
650 0 $aSocial case work$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSocial case work$zEngland.
650 0 $aSocial case work$zAustralia.
830 0 $aHistorical studies of urban America.