Project Gutenberg 2023-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 152 American Academy of Political and Social Science Science, American Academy of Political and Social American Academy of Political and Social Science, Philadelphia Social legislation and social activity : $b being addresses delivered at the sixth annual meeting of the American academy of political and social science of Philadelphia $aUnited States :$bMcClure, Phillips & company, $c1902. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Social Legislation and Social Activity" is a collection of addresses delivered at the Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia, published in the early 20th century. This compilation explores various social issues of its time, including transportation, labor relations, housing, and child labor, reflecting on the socio-economic challenges and legislative responses in a rapidly industrializing nation. The opening portion of the work introduces a thought-provoking address concerning the social effects of transportation delivered by Martin A. Knapp, Chairman of the United States Interstate Commerce Commission. Knapp discusses the evolution of transportation from its primitive roots to the advent of steam-powered systems, illustrating how these developments have significantly transformed social and economic structures. He emphasizes that transportation shapes commerce, population distribution, and social interactions, raising questions about the accompanying challenges and responsibilities that emerge with such progress. This sets a foundational context for the subsequent addresses that will tackle various critical issues related to industrial relations and social legislation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cu31924002655318 20210519171626americanac 1902 US Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Child labor Child labor -- United States Housing -- United States Labor -- United States Arbitration, Industrial Factory laws and legislation -- United States Juvenile courts HD Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 675177 2025-06-28T07:34:06.941187 text/html 672945 2023-07-03T13:46:09 text/html 981058 2025-06-28T07:34:15.941085 application/epub+zip 985527 2025-06-28T07:34:09.206145 application/epub+zip 360330 2025-06-28T07:34:08.064178 application/epub+zip 1428101 2025-06-28T07:34:21.026062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1396821 2025-06-28T07:34:14.938136 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 611838 2025-06-28T07:34:05.220200 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 611630 2023-07-03T13:46:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20166 2025-06-28T07:34:21.174064 application/rdf+xml 17340 2025-06-28T07:34:08.346139 image/jpeg 2346 2025-06-28T07:34:08.204137 image/jpeg 212444 2023-07-03T13:46:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1030003 2023-07-03T13:46:11 application/octet-stream application/zip 1520565 2025-06-28T07:34:07.005209 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia