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- catalog abstract "In this study Gale Wills explores questions of corporate control of, and resistance to, the welfare state, the role of the Community Chest as an agent of that control, and the gendered nature of social planning. Specifically, Wills analyses the conflicts between the social reform organizations in Toronto and the financial federations that provided their funds. These include the Child Welfare Council (1918-37), the Toronto Welfare Council (1937-57), the Federation for Community Service (1918-44), and the Community Chest (1944-57) - predecessors of the present-day Social Planning Council and United Way of Metropolitan Toronto. All of these early organizations were at the centre of collective action by the emerging profession of social work and of the philanthropic community. As collective organizations, they brought together a cross-section of social workers and businessmen, which drew attention to differences within the profession as well as between social work and business. The gendered nature of the relationships that evolved is rooted in the fact that the ranks of social work are overwhelmingly female, and the funding bodies and hierarchy of the profession are male. The eclipse of women in power politics, according to Wills, arose from a basic conflict of priorities within the welfare system. Women leaders concerned themselves with social reform, challenging the concerns for efficiency and enhancement of the system's legitimacy. Following the Second World War, in a climate increasingly favourable to corporate values, men took up public positions in the community, primarily in planning and fund allocation. Women became confined to the domestic sphere of case work.".
- catalog contributor b7488166.
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. Introduction -- 2. The Roots of Social Work in English Canada -- 3. The Organization of Charity in Toronto -- 4. Direct Action versus Slow Interpretation -- 5. A Measured Minimum -- 6. Chest-Council Relations: A Decade of Conflict -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix One: Federation for Community Service, 1919 -- Appendix Two: Toronto Welfare Council, 1938.".
- catalog description "In this study Gale Wills explores questions of corporate control of, and resistance to, the welfare state, the role of the Community Chest as an agent of that control, and the gendered nature of social planning. Specifically, Wills analyses the conflicts between the social reform organizations in Toronto and the financial federations that provided their funds. These include the Child Welfare Council (1918-37), the Toronto Welfare Council (1937-57), the Federation for Community Service (1918-44), and the Community Chest (1944-57) - predecessors of the present-day Social Planning Council and United Way of Metropolitan Toronto. All of these early organizations were at the centre of collective action by the emerging profession of social work and of the philanthropic community. As collective organizations, they brought together a cross-section of social workers and businessmen, which drew attention to differences within the profession as well as between social work and business. The gendered nature of the relationships that evolved is rooted in the fact that the ranks of social work are overwhelmingly female, and the funding bodies and hierarchy of the profession are male. The eclipse of women in power politics, according to Wills, arose from a basic conflict of priorities within the welfare system. Women leaders concerned themselves with social reform, challenging the concerns for efficiency and enhancement of the system's legitimacy. Following the Second World War, in a climate increasingly favourable to corporate values, men took up public positions in the community, primarily in planning and fund allocation. Women became confined to the domestic sphere of case work.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "xi, 187 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Marriage of convenience.".
- catalog identifier "0802028705 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog identifier "0802073697 (paper : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Marriage of convenience.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press,".
- catalog relation "Marriage of convenience.".
- catalog spatial "Ontario Toronto".
- catalog subject "361.7/09713/541 20".
- catalog subject "Charities Ontario Toronto History.".
- catalog subject "HV110.T6 W55 1995".
- catalog subject "Social work administration Ontario Toronto History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Introduction -- 2. The Roots of Social Work in English Canada -- 3. The Organization of Charity in Toronto -- 4. Direct Action versus Slow Interpretation -- 5. A Measured Minimum -- 6. Chest-Council Relations: A Decade of Conflict -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix One: Federation for Community Service, 1919 -- Appendix Two: Toronto Welfare Council, 1938.".
- catalog title "A marriage of convenience : business and social work in Toronto, 1918-1957 / Gale Wills.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".