The Boarding of the Dependent Poor in Colonial America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10536828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Geoffrey Guest (0000-0001-7769-9153, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-112 |
| Publication date | 1989-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Service Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-7961 • E-ISSN: 1537-5404 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/603680 |
| OpenAlex | W2077680482 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Despite the fact that boarding paupers in private homes was a principal method of poor relief in colonial America, there are no detailed accounts of it. This article reconstructs the day-to-day operation of boarding paupers in one county in Maryland and offers a critique of recent interpretations of this practice
Archaeology · Boarding school · Colonialism · Principal (computer security · Sociology · Colonialism, slavery, and trade · Computer Science · Historical Economic and Social Studies · History · Race, History, and American Society
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |