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Techniciens de l’organisation sociale: La réorganisation de l’assistance catholique privée à Montréal (1930-1974) (Studies on the History of Quebec/Etudes d’histoire du Quebec) (French Edition)

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Early within the Great Depression, English and French business leaders in Montreal presided over the reorganization and rationalization of Catholic charities in their communities with the blessing, but not the active participation, of the Church. Thus began a decades-long transition from religious charity to public welfare, from in large part volunteer work to professional social work, from charity provided by alms to private assistance financed by centralized, large-scale campaigns. That specialize in the Fédération des Œuvres de charité canadiennes-françaises and the Federation of Catholic Charities, Amélie Bourbeau analyzes organizational records, newspapers, government reports, and personal papers to supply new insights into the history of Catholic charities in Montreal. Far from experiencing a linear development, Bourbeau argues, both francophone and anglophone federations were sites of experimentation and innovation, but also conflict – between volunteers and professionals, laypeople and clergy, traditional charity and brand new assistance, and once in a while between the communities and the federations themselves – as they evolved towards their current affiliation with state-run social work. From the Great Depression through to the Quiet Revolution, citizenship, the role of the state, and the meanings of religion and language were all subjects of dramatic debate and change in Quebec. By having a look closely on the history of social assistance, Techniciens de l’organisation sociale provides a new vantage point from which to remember these transformations.

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