Lela B Costin
Biographic Data
| ID | 208509 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lela B Costin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lela B |
| FAMILY NAME | Costin |
| SIGNATURE | COSTIN L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 59 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1962 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The politics of child abuse in America
The Orphan Trains
Cruelty to Children
Why, after the "discovery" of child abuse in 1874 and the formation of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, did child abuse disappear from public consciousness as well as from the practice of child welfare, only to be "rediscovered" in the early 1960s? To address this question, I examined two models of child protection that emerged between 1900 and 1920, the controversy that ensued as to "who should do protective work and what…
Unraveling the Mary Ellen Legend
For more than a century the literature of social welfare has accepted the mythical and simplistic conviction that a solitary instance of child abuse led directly to a child's rescue as "a member of the animal kingdom," followed immediately by a spontaneous and worldwide movement to protect children from harsh treatment-"cruelty"-at the hands of their parents. From primary sources, I correct this myth and document a fortuitous coming together of a…
Is the family neglectful or neglected
Child-Saving
Alice Hamilton
Two Sisters for Social Justice
Women Worthies and Women's History
Two Sisters for Social Justice
Journal Article Two Sisters for Social Justice: A Biography of Grace and Edith Abbott. By Lela B. Costin. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983. xv + 315 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $18.50.) Get access Walter I. Trattner Walter I. Trattner University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 71, Issue 2, September 1984,…
Women and Physicians
The confrontation between the organized women of America and male physicians at a White House conference on children stemmed from the Sheppard-Towner Act, which initiated a pioneering federal effort to promote the health of mothers and children. The encounter was a critical, early round in the recurring confrontation between women and physicians
Edith Abbott and the Chicago Influence on Social Work Education
Edith Abbott exerted a significant and lasting influence on the shape of present day social work education. A pioneer in professional social work, and a close associate of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott incorporated social work training into the structure and educational policy of a university. In large measure, the curriculum that she designed defined the newly developing profession and widened the boundaries of the social welfare syst…
Feminism, pacifism, internationalism and the 1915 international congress of women
Foster Family Care
School social work practice
Journal Article School social work practice: a new model Get access Lela B. Costin, MSW Lela B. Costin, MSW Professor Jane Addams School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 1975, Pages 135–139, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/20.2.135 Published: 01 March 1975
Child Welfare
Filial Deprivation and Foster Care . Shirley Jenkins , Elaine Norman
Child Welfare
Foster Care in Question
Research and Development Program on Pre-School Disadvantaged Children . Merle B. Karnes
An Analysis of the Tasks in School Social Work
A definition of school social work practice was developed from opinions expressed by professional school social workers about the relative importance of different parts of their work for the attainment of social work goals within a public school setting. It is a matter of concern that this definition strongly suggests the main body of tasks and goals in school social work is not attuned to the urgent problems of school children and youth today. N…
Values in Social Work Education
The Gifted Child
Journal Article The Gifted Child: A Challenge to Social Work Get access Lela B. Costin, M.S.W. Lela B. Costin, M.S.W. assistant professor School of Social Work, University of Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 1962, Pages 81–87, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/7.1.81 Published: 01 January 1962
The politics of child abuse in America
An Analysis of the Tasks in School Social Work
A definition of school social work practice was developed from opinions expressed by professional school social workers about the relative importance of different parts of their work for the attainment of social work goals within a public school setting. It is a matter of concern that this definition strongly suggests the main body of tasks and goals in school social work is not attuned to the urgent problems of school children and youth today. N…
Cruelty to Children
Why, after the "discovery" of child abuse in 1874 and the formation of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, did child abuse disappear from public consciousness as well as from the practice of child welfare, only to be "rediscovered" in the early 1960s? To address this question, I examined two models of child protection that emerged between 1900 and 1920, the controversy that ensued as to "who should do protective work and what…
Unraveling the Mary Ellen Legend
For more than a century the literature of social welfare has accepted the mythical and simplistic conviction that a solitary instance of child abuse led directly to a child's rescue as "a member of the animal kingdom," followed immediately by a spontaneous and worldwide movement to protect children from harsh treatment-"cruelty"-at the hands of their parents. From primary sources, I correct this myth and document a fortuitous coming together of a…
Values in Social Work Education
Edith Abbott and the Chicago Influence on Social Work Education
Edith Abbott exerted a significant and lasting influence on the shape of present day social work education. A pioneer in professional social work, and a close associate of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott incorporated social work training into the structure and educational policy of a university. In large measure, the curriculum that she designed defined the newly developing profession and widened the boundaries of the social welfare syst…
Feminism, pacifism, internationalism and the 1915 international congress of women
Two Sisters for Social Justice
School social work practice
Journal Article School social work practice: a new model Get access Lela B. Costin, MSW Lela B. Costin, MSW Professor Jane Addams School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 1975, Pages 135–139, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/20.2.135 Published: 01 March 1975
Child-Saving
Women Worthies and Women's History
Women and Physicians
The confrontation between the organized women of America and male physicians at a White House conference on children stemmed from the Sheppard-Towner Act, which initiated a pioneering federal effort to promote the health of mothers and children. The encounter was a critical, early round in the recurring confrontation between women and physicians
The Gifted Child
Journal Article The Gifted Child: A Challenge to Social Work Get access Lela B. Costin, M.S.W. Lela B. Costin, M.S.W. assistant professor School of Social Work, University of Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 1962, Pages 81–87, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/7.1.81 Published: 01 January 1962
Values in Social Work Education
An Analysis of the Tasks in School Social Work
A definition of school social work practice was developed from opinions expressed by professional school social workers about the relative importance of different parts of their work for the attainment of social work goals within a public school setting. It is a matter of concern that this definition strongly suggests the main body of tasks and goals in school social work is not attuned to the urgent problems of school children and youth today. N…
Research and Development Program on Pre-School Disadvantaged Children . Merle B. Karnes
Foster Care in Question
Filial Deprivation and Foster Care . Shirley Jenkins , Elaine Norman
Child Welfare
Child Welfare
School social work practice
Journal Article School social work practice: a new model Get access Lela B. Costin, MSW Lela B. Costin, MSW Professor Jane Addams School of Social Work, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Social Work, Volume 20, Issue 2, March 1975, Pages 135–139, https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/20.2.135 Published: 01 March 1975
Foster Family Care
Feminism, pacifism, internationalism and the 1915 international congress of women
Women and Physicians
The confrontation between the organized women of America and male physicians at a White House conference on children stemmed from the Sheppard-Towner Act, which initiated a pioneering federal effort to promote the health of mothers and children. The encounter was a critical, early round in the recurring confrontation between women and physicians
Edith Abbott and the Chicago Influence on Social Work Education
Edith Abbott exerted a significant and lasting influence on the shape of present day social work education. A pioneer in professional social work, and a close associate of Sophonisba P. Breckinridge, Edith Abbott incorporated social work training into the structure and educational policy of a university. In large measure, the curriculum that she designed defined the newly developing profession and widened the boundaries of the social welfare syst…
Women Worthies and Women's History
Two Sisters for Social Justice
Journal Article Two Sisters for Social Justice: A Biography of Grace and Edith Abbott. By Lela B. Costin. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983. xv + 315 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliographical essay, and index. $18.50.) Get access Walter I. Trattner Walter I. Trattner University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 71, Issue 2, September 1984,…
Two Sisters for Social Justice
Child-Saving
Alice Hamilton
Is the family neglectful or neglected
Unraveling the Mary Ellen Legend
For more than a century the literature of social welfare has accepted the mythical and simplistic conviction that a solitary instance of child abuse led directly to a child's rescue as "a member of the animal kingdom," followed immediately by a spontaneous and worldwide movement to protect children from harsh treatment-"cruelty"-at the hands of their parents. From primary sources, I correct this myth and document a fortuitous coming together of a…
Cruelty to Children
Why, after the "discovery" of child abuse in 1874 and the formation of the Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, did child abuse disappear from public consciousness as well as from the practice of child welfare, only to be "rediscovered" in the early 1960s? To address this question, I examined two models of child protection that emerged between 1900 and 1920, the controversy that ensued as to "who should do protective work and what…
The Orphan Trains
The politics of child abuse in America
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