The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets

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The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets is a 1909 social reform book by Jane Addams that examines the lives of urban youth and advocates for better recreational and social opportunities in American cities.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
nonfiction book
social reform book
addresses dangers of commercialized amusements
moral and social development of youth
advocatesFor better recreational opportunities for youth
better social opportunities for youth
associatedWith settlement house movement
associatedWithMovement Progressive Era reform
author Jane Addams
countryOfOrigin United States
discusses dance halls
playgrounds and public recreation facilities
theater and popular amusements
focusesOn conditions of young people in American cities
genre social reform literature
sociology
hasAuthorNotableRole co-founder of Hull House
hasAuthorOccupation settlement worker
social reformer
hasForm essay collection
historicalContext Progressive Era United States
influenced later youth work and recreation movements
intendedAudience educators
policy makers
social reformers
language English
mainSubject recreation
social reform
urban life
urban youth
periodDiscussed early 20th century American cities
publicationYear 1909
relatedTo Hull House
theme need for constructive leisure activities
prevention of juvenile delinquency
relationship between youth and the urban environment
social responsibility toward youth

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jane Addams
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