Social legislation and social activity
by American Academy of Political and Social Science
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This volume will cover the addresses that were delivered at the sixth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science of Philadelphia in 1902
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- Social Legislation and Social Activity Being Addresses delivered at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science of Philadelphia
- CONTENTS
- I. The Annual Address
- SOCIAL EFFECTS OF TRANSPORTATION
- II. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration
- INDUSTRIAL CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
- THE LIMITATIONS OF CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION
- RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, NATIONAL CIVIC FEDERATION
- CO-OPERATION OF LABOR AND CAPITAL
- HARMONIZING LABOR AND CAPITAL BY MEANS OF INDUSTRIAL PARTNERSHIP
- III. The Housing Problem
- TENEMENT HOUSE REGULATION—THE REASONS FOR IT—ITS PROPER LIMITATIONS
- THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN CHICAGO
- Discussion of the Papers Read by Miss Addams and Mr. De Forest:
- CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN PHILADELPHIA
- THE HOUSING CONDITIONS IN BOSTON
- HOUSING CONDITIONS IN JERSEY CITY
- IV. The Child Labor Problem
- CHILD LABOR LEGISLATION
- Exemptions.
- Reinforcements.
- Educational Tests.
- The Hours of Labor.
- Night Work of Children.
- Children Not Yet Protected.
- Enforcement.
- CHILD LABOR IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE
- Discussion.
- THE NECESSITY FOR FACTORY LEGISLATION IN THE SOUTH
- CHILD LABOR IN NEW JERSEY
- CHILD LABOR IN BELGIUM[18]
- The Law of December 13, 1889
- The Application of the Law.
- MACHINERY AND LABOR
- V. Tendencies of Factory Legislation and Inspection in the United States
- TENDENCIES OF FACTORY LEGISLATION AND INSPECTION IN THE UNITED STATES
- Present Factory Laws of the United States.[23]
- Historical Development.
- Enforcement by Inspection.
- Uniform Labor Legislation.
- Constitutionality.
- VI. Juvenile Courts
- PROBATION AND JUVENILE COURTS
- Union County Court of Quarter Sessions. RULES GOVERNING PROBATION.
- THE JUVENILE COURT IN PHILADELPHIA
- JUVENILE COURTS IN BUFFALO
- Appendix
- SIXTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE American Academy of Political and Social Science Philadelphia, April 4 and 5, 1902 “SOCIAL LEGISLATION AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY”
- Session of Friday Afternoon, April 4.
- Session of Friday Evening, April 4.
- Review of the Work of the Academy for the Year 1901–02.
- Session of Saturday Afternoon, April 5.
- Session of Saturday Evening, April 5.
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