Outline of Practical Sociology: With Special Reference to American Conditions

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Longmans, Green, and Company, 1898 - 431 strani
 

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Geographical Distribution of Native and Foreign Born
53
Races
55
Geographical Distribution of Races
56
Parent Nativity
59
Population according to Colour
60
Internal Migrations
63
Part II
65
Tendency to Association
66
The Family
67
Size of Families
68
The Integrity of the Family
70
The Church
72
Church Government
75
Secular Societies
76
Patriotic Societies
79
Clubs
80
Benevolent Associations
82
Labour Organisations
83
Legal Obligations of Social Units
86
POLITICAL UNITS 47 References
88
Sovereignty
90
Local Political Units in the United States
91
The Town or Township
93
The County
95
The City
96
The State in the Union
97
Territories and New States
99
The National Government
100
Political Parties
102
Public Opinion
103
Part III
105
Industrial Distribution of Immigrants
106
Immigration and Illiteracy
108
Restrictive Laws on Immigration ΠΟ
110
Relation of Immigration to Increase of Population
112
URBAN AND RURAL POPULATION 66 References
115
Apprehension from Alleged Congestion of Cities
116
Redistribution of City Population
119
Density of Urban Population
123
Vital Statistics of Cities
124
SPECIAL PROBLEMS OF CITY LIFE 72 References
125
WaterWorks
126
Lighting of Cities
127
Streets and Sewers
129
The Police
132
Wages under Public and Private Contract
133
Rapid Transit
134
The Question of Municipal Ownership
139
The Slum Question
142
Housing of the Poor
144
Rented Houses
147
Public Baths
148
Market Systems in Relation to Cost of Living
149
Part IV
151
Marriages Compared by Races
154
The Contract Theory of Marriage
155
Solemnisation of Marriage
156
The Annulment of Marriage
159
Divorce
160
State and Federal Relations of Marriage and Divorce
163
Statistics of Divorce
164
Legal Causes of Divorce
166
Children
167
The Evolution of Divorce
168
The Reasons for Divorce
170
Reformation of Divorce
173
EDUCATION 100 References
177
The Kindergarten a School for Youngest Pupils
180
Growth of the PublicSchool System
183
The PublicSchool System below the High School
185
The American High School
186
The Normal School
188
Imperfections of the PublicSchool System
189
Compulsory Education
191
Occupations of Women
212
Number of Children employed
214
Wages of Women and Children
215
Reasons for Low Wages paid Women
217
Moral Character of Working Women
218
Employment of Married Women
222
Part V
223
Employment
224
Are Money Wages increasing?
227
The General Increase in Money Wages
232
Cost of Living
234
Hours of Labour
238
Sunday Labour
240
The Unemployed
242
The Tramp
245
The Sweating System
246
General Benefits to Society of the New System of Labour
249
APPLIANCES OF THE MODERN LABOUR SYSTEM 134 References
250
Proportions of Skilled and Unskilled Labour
253
Does the Use of Machinery degrade Labour?
256
The Saving of Human Labour by Machinery
260
The Inspection of Factories and Workshops
262
Employers Liability
265
Legislation affecting the Employers Liability
267
Compulsory Insurance of Workingmen
269
RELATIONS OF EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE 144 References
271
Relations with Unions
274
Cooperation
277
ProfitSharing
281
State Regulation
285
Cost of Strikes and Lockouts
293
Boycotts
301
Part VI
307
POVERTY
322
THE RELATION OF ART TO SOCIAL WELLBEING
331
Art in Invention
337
CHAPTER PAGE XX ARE THE RICH GROWING RICHER AND THE POOR POORER? 181 References
343
Wealth not Stationary
345
Use of Wealth
347
Effects of Modern Competition
348
Part VII
350
Is there an Increase or Decrease in Crime?
352
The Statistical Method applied to Penology
355
Effect of Local Conditions on Crime
357
Crime in Great Britain etc
359
Causes of Crime
360
Economic Conditions in Relation to Crime
362
How to prevent Crime
364
Crime and the Labour Problem
366
THE PUNISHMENT OF CRIME 196 References
371
Lynchings
374
Prison Labour and the Reformation of Convicts
378
The Ethics of Prison Labour
381
Systems of Prison Labour
382
Solution of the Prison Labour Question
385
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION 203 References
390
Public Revenue from the Liquor Traffic
393
Prohibition
395
License
396
Local Option
397
Systems of State Account
398
The Influence of Intemperance upon Crime
400
Intemperance and Pauperism
402
REGULATION OF ORGANISATIONS 213 References
404
Corporations
406
Trusts
411
Labour Organisations
414
Part VIII
417
Basis of Problems
418
Minor Legislative Remedies
419
Remedies by Voluntary Agreement
420
Remedy of the Socialist
421
What is the Social Problem?
423
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