Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.001.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
Using a case example of how Pennsylvania Blue Shield trained, hired, and retained several hundred welfare recipients on its work force, this book offers a success story and a broad discussion of ...
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Using a case example of how Pennsylvania Blue Shield trained, hired, and retained several hundred welfare recipients on its work force, this book offers a success story and a broad discussion of welfare reform, public policy, and corporate social responsibility. It also offers a practical explanation of the specific steps needed to establish such a program, including corporate tax incentives, business and government collaborations, and the special needs of welfare recipients. The book demonstrates that it is possible for corporate America to combine bottom-line goals with socially responsible goals.Less
Using a case example of how Pennsylvania Blue Shield trained, hired, and retained several hundred welfare recipients on its work force, this book offers a success story and a broad discussion of welfare reform, public policy, and corporate social responsibility. It also offers a practical explanation of the specific steps needed to establish such a program, including corporate tax incentives, business and government collaborations, and the special needs of welfare recipients. The book demonstrates that it is possible for corporate America to combine bottom-line goals with socially responsible goals.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0029
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter twenty-nine tells of the fight the New School mounted to try and take back the American Presbyterian Church through legal means. Meeting in Auburn, New York, the New School held what became ...
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Chapter twenty-nine tells of the fight the New School mounted to try and take back the American Presbyterian Church through legal means. Meeting in Auburn, New York, the New School held what became the “Auburn Convention,” where they determined they would use all legal means to fight to retain their leadership role in the Presbyterian Church. By this time, nearly a half of all Presbyterians in the United States had aligned themselves with the New School. Such numbers shocked the Old School. Although the New School was awarded the trusteeship of the Church in a lower court, ultimately a higher Pennsylvania court awarded the Old School the right to be the guiding force of the American Presbyterian Church.Less
Chapter twenty-nine tells of the fight the New School mounted to try and take back the American Presbyterian Church through legal means. Meeting in Auburn, New York, the New School held what became the “Auburn Convention,” where they determined they would use all legal means to fight to retain their leadership role in the Presbyterian Church. By this time, nearly a half of all Presbyterians in the United States had aligned themselves with the New School. Such numbers shocked the Old School. Although the New School was awarded the trusteeship of the Church in a lower court, ultimately a higher Pennsylvania court awarded the Old School the right to be the guiding force of the American Presbyterian Church.
Chris Beneke
- Published in print:
- 2006
- Published Online:
- September 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780195305555
- eISBN:
- 9780199784899
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195305558.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
This chapter details the end of exclusive religious establishments and the birth of a more civil religious climate in America. As the Revolution neared, the ideal of “religious liberty” assumed ...
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This chapter details the end of exclusive religious establishments and the birth of a more civil religious climate in America. As the Revolution neared, the ideal of “religious liberty” assumed prominence. At the same time, the traditional ideal of toleration was rejected by those whose ancestors would have gladly received it. Voluminous newspaper and pamphlet disputes over a colonial Anglican bishop and the campaigns for religious liberty in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania revealed the contours of a new cultural environment. In the integrated religious setting of pre-revolutionary America, harsh language itself could seem like a violation of religious liberty. With a much larger range of groups participating freely in the discussion of public problems, the scope of injury was widened to include the intangible slights that once would have gone unnoticed. The end of toleration left revolutionary-era Americans with the challenging task of articulating their differences through inoffensive rhetoric.Less
This chapter details the end of exclusive religious establishments and the birth of a more civil religious climate in America. As the Revolution neared, the ideal of “religious liberty” assumed prominence. At the same time, the traditional ideal of toleration was rejected by those whose ancestors would have gladly received it. Voluminous newspaper and pamphlet disputes over a colonial Anglican bishop and the campaigns for religious liberty in Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania revealed the contours of a new cultural environment. In the integrated religious setting of pre-revolutionary America, harsh language itself could seem like a violation of religious liberty. With a much larger range of groups participating freely in the discussion of public problems, the scope of injury was widened to include the intangible slights that once would have gone unnoticed. The end of toleration left revolutionary-era Americans with the challenging task of articulating their differences through inoffensive rhetoric.
Paul A. Shackel
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- May 2019
- ISBN:
- 9780252041990
- eISBN:
- 9780252050732
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5622/illinois/9780252041990.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, Economic History
Lattimer, Pennsylvania, is the location for one of labor’s forgotten massacres, a result of the xenophobic fears prevalent during the turn of the twentieth century. On September 10, 1897, about four ...
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Lattimer, Pennsylvania, is the location for one of labor’s forgotten massacres, a result of the xenophobic fears prevalent during the turn of the twentieth century. On September 10, 1897, about four hundred strikers of eastern and southern European descent marched to close the Lattimer colliery. Without warning, the men were fired upon by the local sheriff and his posse. The shooters stood trial for the killing of the protestors and were acquitted. Though Lattimer is one of the largest tragedies in U.S. labor history, a type of amnesia attached to the event, and the massacre has been largely forgotten in the national public memory. Many attempts to memorialize the Lattimer massacre failed, as labor and capital struggled to control memory of the event. Eventually, in 1972, the town erected a monument at the site.
While Lattimer is a lesson about past labor and immigration practices, it is also about the ways in which contemporary communities perceive and deal with new immigrants. Today, northeastern Pennsylvania has experienced a new influx of immigrants from Latin America. Many belonging to the established local population are treating the new immigrants with the same prejudices and distain their own ancestors received several generations ago. Though local reaction to the immigrants reflects the larger national dialogue on immigration, there are those who struggle to change the anti-immigration rhetoric.Less
Lattimer, Pennsylvania, is the location for one of labor’s forgotten massacres, a result of the xenophobic fears prevalent during the turn of the twentieth century. On September 10, 1897, about four hundred strikers of eastern and southern European descent marched to close the Lattimer colliery. Without warning, the men were fired upon by the local sheriff and his posse. The shooters stood trial for the killing of the protestors and were acquitted. Though Lattimer is one of the largest tragedies in U.S. labor history, a type of amnesia attached to the event, and the massacre has been largely forgotten in the national public memory. Many attempts to memorialize the Lattimer massacre failed, as labor and capital struggled to control memory of the event. Eventually, in 1972, the town erected a monument at the site.
While Lattimer is a lesson about past labor and immigration practices, it is also about the ways in which contemporary communities perceive and deal with new immigrants. Today, northeastern Pennsylvania has experienced a new influx of immigrants from Latin America. Many belonging to the established local population are treating the new immigrants with the same prejudices and distain their own ancestors received several generations ago. Though local reaction to the immigrants reflects the larger national dialogue on immigration, there are those who struggle to change the anti-immigration rhetoric.
Eugene R. Rice
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195323443
- eISBN:
- 9780199869145
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195323443.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
DiIulio argues that “nonsectarian” has sometimes been misconstrued to mean aggressively “secular.” But nonsectarian education does not have to be anti‐religious or devoid of religion. He uses the ...
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DiIulio argues that “nonsectarian” has sometimes been misconstrued to mean aggressively “secular.” But nonsectarian education does not have to be anti‐religious or devoid of religion. He uses the University of Pennsylvania as a case study, describing how it is slowly reclaiming its original nonsectarian identity, as first articulated by its founder Benjamin Franklin, in place of the strongly secular culture that defined the school in the 1960s and 1970s.Less
DiIulio argues that “nonsectarian” has sometimes been misconstrued to mean aggressively “secular.” But nonsectarian education does not have to be anti‐religious or devoid of religion. He uses the University of Pennsylvania as a case study, describing how it is slowly reclaiming its original nonsectarian identity, as first articulated by its founder Benjamin Franklin, in place of the strongly secular culture that defined the school in the 1960s and 1970s.
Otto Holzapfel
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- May 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780195173048
- eISBN:
- 9780199872091
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195173048.003.0010
- Subject:
- Music, Ethnomusicology, World Music
German-language hymns and hymnals played a foundational role in American Protestant life, providing historical counterpoint to the English Protestant traditions. By the eve of World War I, ...
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German-language hymns and hymnals played a foundational role in American Protestant life, providing historical counterpoint to the English Protestant traditions. By the eve of World War I, nonetheless, English-language hymns had largely supplanted German originals, or had been introduced because of their great relevance to the American religious experience of ethnic Germans and followers of Lutheran and Reformed Protestantism. This chapter traces the transformation in language and tradition, assigning agency to immigrant and ethnic Germans who used hymnody as a medium for adapting to American culture. Specific compilers and publishers, such as Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg and C. F. W. Walther, are compared, as are denominational distinctions, such as those between Missouri Synod Lutherans and the Pennsylvania Germans.Less
German-language hymns and hymnals played a foundational role in American Protestant life, providing historical counterpoint to the English Protestant traditions. By the eve of World War I, nonetheless, English-language hymns had largely supplanted German originals, or had been introduced because of their great relevance to the American religious experience of ethnic Germans and followers of Lutheran and Reformed Protestantism. This chapter traces the transformation in language and tradition, assigning agency to immigrant and ethnic Germans who used hymnody as a medium for adapting to American culture. Specific compilers and publishers, such as Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg and C. F. W. Walther, are compared, as are denominational distinctions, such as those between Missouri Synod Lutherans and the Pennsylvania Germans.
Robert L. Curry, Lindsay M. Rossano, and Matthew W. Reudink
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780198569992
- eISBN:
- 9780191717802
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198569992.003.0008
- Subject:
- Biology, Ornithology
This chapter summarizes information from studies on the hybrid zone between black-capped and Carolina chickadees in southeastern Pennsylvania. The focus is on patterns of vocal variation in relation ...
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This chapter summarizes information from studies on the hybrid zone between black-capped and Carolina chickadees in southeastern Pennsylvania. The focus is on patterns of vocal variation in relation to among- and within-population genetic variation. Primary questions that are addressed include: the song and call types produced within this hybrid zone; whether the vocalization types are congruent with one another within individuals; and insights that might be derived from these patterns regarding mechanisms of hybridization in chickadees. Available information, and opportunities for further research, concerning patterns and mechanisms of hybridization among Parids of both North America and Eurasia is analyzed. The largest gap in understanding the behavioural ecology of hybridization in chickadees concerns dominance interactions and their relationships with both social pairing and extrapair mating. To date, no thorough field study of dominance relationships has been completed within any part of the contact zone.Less
This chapter summarizes information from studies on the hybrid zone between black-capped and Carolina chickadees in southeastern Pennsylvania. The focus is on patterns of vocal variation in relation to among- and within-population genetic variation. Primary questions that are addressed include: the song and call types produced within this hybrid zone; whether the vocalization types are congruent with one another within individuals; and insights that might be derived from these patterns regarding mechanisms of hybridization in chickadees. Available information, and opportunities for further research, concerning patterns and mechanisms of hybridization among Parids of both North America and Eurasia is analyzed. The largest gap in understanding the behavioural ecology of hybridization in chickadees concerns dominance interactions and their relationships with both social pairing and extrapair mating. To date, no thorough field study of dominance relationships has been completed within any part of the contact zone.
Robert M. Sandow
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780823230518
- eISBN:
- 9780823240845
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Fordham University Press
- DOI:
- 10.5422/fordham/9780823230518.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 19th Century
During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war–from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In this book, the author ...
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During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war–from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In this book, the author explores one of these least known inner civil wars, the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sparsely settled, these mountains were home to divided communities that provided a safe-haven for opponents of the war. The dissent of mountain folk reflected their own marginality in the face of rapidly increasing exploitation of timber resources by big firms, as well as partisan debates over loyalty. One of the few studies of the northern Appalachians, this book draws revealing parallels to the War in the southern mountains, exploring the roots of rural protest in frontier development, the market economy, military policy, partisan debate, and everyday resistance. The author also sheds new light on the party politics of rural resistance, rejecting easy depictions of war-opponents as traitors and malcontents for a more nuanced and complicated study of the class, economic upheaval, and localism.Less
During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war–from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In this book, the author explores one of these least known inner civil wars, the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sparsely settled, these mountains were home to divided communities that provided a safe-haven for opponents of the war. The dissent of mountain folk reflected their own marginality in the face of rapidly increasing exploitation of timber resources by big firms, as well as partisan debates over loyalty. One of the few studies of the northern Appalachians, this book draws revealing parallels to the War in the southern mountains, exploring the roots of rural protest in frontier development, the market economy, military policy, partisan debate, and everyday resistance. The author also sheds new light on the party politics of rural resistance, rejecting easy depictions of war-opponents as traitors and malcontents for a more nuanced and complicated study of the class, economic upheaval, and localism.
Gary Alan Fine and Bill Ellis
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- September 2010
- ISBN:
- 9780199736317
- eISBN:
- 9780199866458
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199736317.003.0005
- Subject:
- Political Science, International Relations and Politics
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was typical of many working‐class communities in America recently impacted by a rapid increase in the Latino population. Itself made up of the descendants of previous ...
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Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was typical of many working‐class communities in America recently impacted by a rapid increase in the Latino population. Itself made up of the descendants of previous immigrants from Europe a century ago, the community might have been expected to understand and tolerate the newcomers. But in fact, the change was marked by a wave of xenophobia, with rumors blaming crime and cultural decay on the new residents, and the reaction climaxed with the passage of a new city law imposing harsh penalties on undocumented aliens. Later, one such immigrant was confronted and beaten to death on the street of a nearby town. The area's angry reaction can be understood in the context of local politics, influenced by nationally circulated claims that “illegal immigrants” were tied to criminal gang activity, drug dealing, and cynical appropriation of free government services.Less
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was typical of many working‐class communities in America recently impacted by a rapid increase in the Latino population. Itself made up of the descendants of previous immigrants from Europe a century ago, the community might have been expected to understand and tolerate the newcomers. But in fact, the change was marked by a wave of xenophobia, with rumors blaming crime and cultural decay on the new residents, and the reaction climaxed with the passage of a new city law imposing harsh penalties on undocumented aliens. Later, one such immigrant was confronted and beaten to death on the street of a nearby town. The area's angry reaction can be understood in the context of local politics, influenced by nationally circulated claims that “illegal immigrants” were tied to criminal gang activity, drug dealing, and cynical appropriation of free government services.
John A. Grigg
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- September 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195372373
- eISBN:
- 9780199870868
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372373.003.0003
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Although Brainerd had committed to working among the Indians in late 1742, he struggled for the next eighteen months with the consequences of this decision. This chapter describes Brainerd's work ...
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Although Brainerd had committed to working among the Indians in late 1742, he struggled for the next eighteen months with the consequences of this decision. This chapter describes Brainerd's work with the Indians at Kaunaumeek, New York, and at the Forks of the Delaware in Pennsylvania. It explores the reasons for Brainerd's decision to turn down regular pastorates in order to continue with mission work as well as the reasons for his continued uncertainty with his effectiveness as an Indian missionary.Less
Although Brainerd had committed to working among the Indians in late 1742, he struggled for the next eighteen months with the consequences of this decision. This chapter describes Brainerd's work with the Indians at Kaunaumeek, New York, and at the Forks of the Delaware in Pennsylvania. It explores the reasons for Brainerd's decision to turn down regular pastorates in order to continue with mission work as well as the reasons for his continued uncertainty with his effectiveness as an Indian missionary.
Lawrence A. Scaff
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- October 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780691147796
- eISBN:
- 9781400836710
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- DOI:
- 10.23943/princeton/9780691147796.003.0009
- Subject:
- Sociology, Population and Demography
This chapter examines the significance of Max Weber's time in Pennsylvania, and particularly his experience of the Fifth Day Quaker service, to his thesis about the Protestant ethic. It first ...
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This chapter examines the significance of Max Weber's time in Pennsylvania, and particularly his experience of the Fifth Day Quaker service, to his thesis about the Protestant ethic. It first describes Max and Marianne Weber's itinerary in the District of Columbia before discussing Max Weber's two engagements: a meeting with the president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), Samuel Gompers; and an opportunity to observe the religious service of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. It then considers some of the main arguments put forward by Weber in The Protestant Ethic and the “Spirit” of Capitalism, and how the Quakers' Fifth Day service influenced his written work. It also analyzes Weber's meeting with scholar William James in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with their thoughts on two fundamental issues: the problem of the relationship between ideas and action, and the question of the “rationality” of experience.Less
This chapter examines the significance of Max Weber's time in Pennsylvania, and particularly his experience of the Fifth Day Quaker service, to his thesis about the Protestant ethic. It first describes Max and Marianne Weber's itinerary in the District of Columbia before discussing Max Weber's two engagements: a meeting with the president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), Samuel Gompers; and an opportunity to observe the religious service of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. It then considers some of the main arguments put forward by Weber in The Protestant Ethic and the “Spirit” of Capitalism, and how the Quakers' Fifth Day service influenced his written work. It also analyzes Weber's meeting with scholar William James in Cambridge, Massachusetts, along with their thoughts on two fundamental issues: the problem of the relationship between ideas and action, and the question of the “rationality” of experience.
Meredith Baldwin Weddle
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780195131383
- eISBN:
- 9780199834839
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/019513138X.003.0005
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
Social and geographical context influenced the developing peace testimony. In England, early Quakers were outside the established order; in contrast, when they made their way into the wilds of ...
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Social and geographical context influenced the developing peace testimony. In England, early Quakers were outside the established order; in contrast, when they made their way into the wilds of Carolina, they represented societal order itself and Pennsylvania Quakers were dominant and confident. When Quakers arrived in New England in 1656, they represented a threat to the Puritan order; persecution and military service obligations challenged the peace testimony. Everywhere Quakers made use of their sufferings, both spiritually and as a practical tactic, keeping careful records of them. In a time when “carnal weapons” could be both actual and metaphorical, principles of peace could be at once complex, confused, and conscientious.Less
Social and geographical context influenced the developing peace testimony. In England, early Quakers were outside the established order; in contrast, when they made their way into the wilds of Carolina, they represented societal order itself and Pennsylvania Quakers were dominant and confident. When Quakers arrived in New England in 1656, they represented a threat to the Puritan order; persecution and military service obligations challenged the peace testimony. Everywhere Quakers made use of their sufferings, both spiritually and as a practical tactic, keeping careful records of them. In a time when “carnal weapons” could be both actual and metaphorical, principles of peace could be at once complex, confused, and conscientious.
Emma Hart
- Published in print:
- 2019
- Published Online:
- September 2020
- ISBN:
- 9780226659817
- eISBN:
- 9780226659954
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226659954.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: early to 18th Century
When we talk about the economy, “the market” is often just an abstraction. While the exchange of goods was historically tied to a particular place, capitalism has gradually eroded this connection to ...
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When we talk about the economy, “the market” is often just an abstraction. While the exchange of goods was historically tied to a particular place, capitalism has gradually eroded this connection to create our current global trading systems. In Trading Spaces, Emma Hart argues that Britain’s colonization of North America was a key moment in the market’s shift from place to idea, with major consequences for the character of the American economy. Hart’s book takes in the shops, auction sites, wharves, taverns, fairs, and homes of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America—places where new mechanisms and conventions of trade arose as Europeans recreated or adapted continental methods to new surroundings. Since those earlier conventions tended to rely more heavily on regulations than their colonial offspring, what emerged in early America was a less fettered brand of capitalism. By the nineteenth century, this had evolved into a market economy that would not look too foreign to contemporary Americans. To tell this complex transnational story of how our markets came to be, Hart looks back farther than most historians of US capitalism, rooting these markets in the norms of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain. Perhaps most important, this is not a story of specific commodity markets over time, but rather is a history of the trading spaces themselves: the physical sites in which the grubby work of commerce occurred and where the market itself was born.Less
When we talk about the economy, “the market” is often just an abstraction. While the exchange of goods was historically tied to a particular place, capitalism has gradually eroded this connection to create our current global trading systems. In Trading Spaces, Emma Hart argues that Britain’s colonization of North America was a key moment in the market’s shift from place to idea, with major consequences for the character of the American economy. Hart’s book takes in the shops, auction sites, wharves, taverns, fairs, and homes of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century America—places where new mechanisms and conventions of trade arose as Europeans recreated or adapted continental methods to new surroundings. Since those earlier conventions tended to rely more heavily on regulations than their colonial offspring, what emerged in early America was a less fettered brand of capitalism. By the nineteenth century, this had evolved into a market economy that would not look too foreign to contemporary Americans. To tell this complex transnational story of how our markets came to be, Hart looks back farther than most historians of US capitalism, rooting these markets in the norms of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain. Perhaps most important, this is not a story of specific commodity markets over time, but rather is a history of the trading spaces themselves: the physical sites in which the grubby work of commerce occurred and where the market itself was born.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0001
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the debates over welfare reform. It then considers the changes in welfare policy in response to changing social and economic realities. The importance ...
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This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the debates over welfare reform. It then considers the changes in welfare policy in response to changing social and economic realities. The importance of training to prepare welfare recipients for work, private sector involvement in training and creating work opportunities, common stereotypes about welfare recipients, and lessons from past programs are discussed.Less
This chapter begins with a brief discussion of the debates over welfare reform. It then considers the changes in welfare policy in response to changing social and economic realities. The importance of training to prepare welfare recipients for work, private sector involvement in training and creating work opportunities, common stereotypes about welfare recipients, and lessons from past programs are discussed.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0003
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter tells the story of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's venture into the world of welfare. It discusses the factors that created the receptive environment for the venture. These include the ...
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This chapter tells the story of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's venture into the world of welfare. It discusses the factors that created the receptive environment for the venture. These include the organization's need for new workers, commitment and interest of management in the venture, the organization's history of providing training to new employees to give the necessary skills for competent job performance, receptive corporate culture, and involvement of other collaborating organizations in the project.Less
This chapter tells the story of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's venture into the world of welfare. It discusses the factors that created the receptive environment for the venture. These include the organization's need for new workers, commitment and interest of management in the venture, the organization's history of providing training to new employees to give the necessary skills for competent job performance, receptive corporate culture, and involvement of other collaborating organizations in the project.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0004
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter presents the details that went into the design of the Pennsylvania Blue Shield program. It looks at the program elements as described in the proposal for government funding and the ...
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This chapter presents the details that went into the design of the Pennsylvania Blue Shield program. It looks at the program elements as described in the proposal for government funding and the financial considerations that convinced the organization to take on the project.Less
This chapter presents the details that went into the design of the Pennsylvania Blue Shield program. It looks at the program elements as described in the proposal for government funding and the financial considerations that convinced the organization to take on the project.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0005
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
One of the keys to the success of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's program was the competency of the staff selected to work in the training program. This chapter discusses the personnel considerations, and ...
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One of the keys to the success of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's program was the competency of the staff selected to work in the training program. This chapter discusses the personnel considerations, and organizational perspectives that went into the preparation and execution of the training program. It describes some of the problems that arose as staff members strove to maintain corporate standards while providing needed support to the trainees to ensure that they would have the opportunity for success.Less
One of the keys to the success of Pennsylvania Blue Shield's program was the competency of the staff selected to work in the training program. This chapter discusses the personnel considerations, and organizational perspectives that went into the preparation and execution of the training program. It describes some of the problems that arose as staff members strove to maintain corporate standards while providing needed support to the trainees to ensure that they would have the opportunity for success.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0006
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter describes what happened to the trainees who completed the program and program outcomes in terms of costs and savings. Pennsylvania Blue Shield's data showed a dramatic return on ...
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This chapter describes what happened to the trainees who completed the program and program outcomes in terms of costs and savings. Pennsylvania Blue Shield's data showed a dramatic return on investment in training. For an investment in the program of $655,266, more than $2.4 million was saved in welfare support payments between 1989 and 1992, during which the training was conducted and the graduates were employed. Tax credits to which Blue Shield was entitled totalled $430,492. The program gave Blue Shield an avenue to express its civic-mindedness and social responsibility; it also benefited in terms of public relations.Less
This chapter describes what happened to the trainees who completed the program and program outcomes in terms of costs and savings. Pennsylvania Blue Shield's data showed a dramatic return on investment in training. For an investment in the program of $655,266, more than $2.4 million was saved in welfare support payments between 1989 and 1992, during which the training was conducted and the graduates were employed. Tax credits to which Blue Shield was entitled totalled $430,492. The program gave Blue Shield an avenue to express its civic-mindedness and social responsibility; it also benefited in terms of public relations.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0007
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter focuses on the trainees themselves—their motivations, perceptions, and problems. It discusses the obstacles that must be overcome and the supports needed for candidates to be able to ...
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This chapter focuses on the trainees themselves—their motivations, perceptions, and problems. It discusses the obstacles that must be overcome and the supports needed for candidates to be able to participate in the corporate world. Those who were ready to enter into training were already motivated. The availability of jobs was a critical factor in encouraging trainees to complete the program.Less
This chapter focuses on the trainees themselves—their motivations, perceptions, and problems. It discusses the obstacles that must be overcome and the supports needed for candidates to be able to participate in the corporate world. Those who were ready to enter into training were already motivated. The availability of jobs was a critical factor in encouraging trainees to complete the program.
Felice Davidson Perlmutter
- Published in print:
- 1997
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195110159
- eISBN:
- 9780199865635
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195110159.003.0008
- Subject:
- Social Work, Communities and Organizations, Social Policy
This chapter focuses on the strategies used to integrate the new workers into the workplace. An overall approach was recommended which highlighted the importance of integrating the new workers into ...
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This chapter focuses on the strategies used to integrate the new workers into the workplace. An overall approach was recommended which highlighted the importance of integrating the new workers into the workforce as naturally and as quickly as possible. Another strategy involved the use of the new employees as quickly as possible to help others, thus giving support and recognition to them as they succeeded in their new roles.Less
This chapter focuses on the strategies used to integrate the new workers into the workplace. An overall approach was recommended which highlighted the importance of integrating the new workers into the workforce as naturally and as quickly as possible. Another strategy involved the use of the new employees as quickly as possible to help others, thus giving support and recognition to them as they succeeded in their new roles.
