Excerpt from The Elements of Child-Protection
During the latter half of the nineteenth century, the import ance of child-protection gained a far wider recognition.
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Excerpt from The Elements of Child-Protection
During the latter half of the nineteenth century, the import ance of child-protection gained a far wider recognition.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Elements of Child-Protection
During the latter half of the nineteenth century, the importance of child-protection gained a far wider recognition.
The nineteenth century has been well named "The Century of the Child." But there are reasons no less cogent for describing this century as "The Century of Socialism," or "The Century of Darwinism."
The intimate interdependence of child-protection with Socialism and with Darwinism must on no account be overlooked. It was my own assurance of this twofold interdependence which led me to undertake the study of the whole system of child-protection from the joint out look of Socialism and of Darwinism. This book is an investigation of all the problems involved by child-protection from the standpoints of the modern socialist movement and of modern social science.
My work makes no attempt to be either a "Philosophy of Child-Protection" or a "Handbook of Child-Protection." For this reason it contains no definitions, it gives no history of child-protection, and attempts no detailed description of the institutions which exist for the purpose of child-protection in the various countries of the civilised world.
In view of the almost incalculable bulk of the materials available in this field of study, I have been forced to content myself with a brief indication of my opinions in the various departments, without endeavouring to go into details. Obviously, therefore, those in need of detailed information will not find it in this book.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book explores the profound historical connection between the burgeoning child protection movement and the theories of Darwinism and socialism. The author provides a comparative analysis of child protection in Europe during a time of rapid population growth and industrialization, driven by the ideology of Social Darwinism. Darwinism, with its emphasis on the survival of the fittest, influenced the prevailing view that only the strong deserved to reproduce and the weak were better off dead, resulting in the neglect of children from the lower classes. This book explores how this ideology shaped legal and public health policies, leading to the establishment of child protection organizations and the development of new ideas about education, eugenics, and the rights of children. The book not only provides historical context but also contains valuable insights into the ethical dilemmas surrounding child protection that remain relevant today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781330200858_0
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