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Il s'agit d'un mémoire présenté en 1835 devant la société académique royale de
Cherbourg, dans lequel Tocqueville, de retour d'un voyage en Angleterre, déplore
l'intervention des pouvoirs publics en matière de charité. L'idée d'un droit légal à
l'assistance publique ne peut que nuire à l'économie et à la moralité d'un peuple et des
individus qui le constituent.

My subject having led me to discuss the administration of justice in the United States, I shall not leave it without speaking of the jury. . . . To regard the jury simply as a judicial institution would be taking a very narrow view of the matter, for great though its influence on the outcome of lawsuits is, its influence on the fate of society itself is much greater still. The jury is therefore above all a political institution, and it is from that point of view that it must always be judged. . . .

Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America (De la démocratie en Amérique) is a classic text detailing the United States of the 1830s, showing a primarily favorable view by Tocqueville as he compares it to his native France. Considered to be an important account of the U.S. democratic system, it has become a classic work in the fields of political science and history. It quickly became popular in both the United States and Europe

The collection includes new translations of Tocqueville's works, including the first English translation of his Second Memoir, the original Memoir, a letter fragment considering pauperism in Normandy, and the ''Pauperism in America'' index to the Penitentiary Report. Alexis de Tocqueville was one of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century, and his thought continues to influence contemporary political and social discourse. In Memoirs on Pauperism and Other Writings, Christine Dunn Henderson brings all of Tocqueville's writings on poverty together for the first time: a new translation of his original Memoir and the first English translation of his unfinished Second Memoir, as well as his letter considering pauperism in Normandy and the ''Pauperism in America'' appendix to his Penitentiary Report. By uniting these texts in a single volume, Henderson makes possible a deeper exploration of Tocqueville's thought as it pertains to questions of inequality and public assistance. As Henderson shows in her introduction to this collection, Tocqueville provides no easy blueprint for fixing these problems, which remain pressing today. Still, Tocqueville's writings speak eloquently about these issues, and his own unsuccessful struggle to find solutions remains both a spur to creative thinking today and a caution against attempting to find simplistic remedies. Memoirs on Pauperism and Other Writings allows us to study his sustained thought on pauperism, poverty assistance, governmental assistance programs, and social inequality in a new and deeper way. The insights in these works are important not only for what they tell us about Tocqueville but also for how they help us to think about contemporary social challenges. This collection will be essential not only to students and scholars of Tocqueville's thought, nineteenth-century France, and political economy, but also to all those interested in the issues of public assistance, associative life, voluntary associations, and charities. --

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I: FOUNDATIONS FOR POWERFUL ENVIRONMENTS -- 1 Bridging Theory and Practice Larry -- Early Approaches: Pygmalion Pioneers -- Current Strategies -- The Theory-Practice Gulf -- Polarization Between Theories -- Professional Hyperspecialization -- Toward A Holistic Synergy -- The Psychoeducational Model -- References -- 2 The Interpersonal Relationship: Reaching the Reluctant -- Relationship Defined -- Impediments to Relationship -- Stages in Relationship-Building -- Removing Barriers to Communication -- Enhancing the Adult as a Social Reinforcer -- Providing Appropriate Models -- Reflections on the Power of Love -- References -- 3 The Group Culture: Responsible Youth Participation -- The Youth Subculture -- The Adult Monopoly on Helping -- The Tyranny of Peers -- Effective and Dysfunctional Groups -- Issues in Group Management -- Involving Children and Youth -- References -- 4 The Organizational Ethos: From Tension to Teamwork -- The Rise of the Bureaucracy -- The Dysfunctional Organization -- Theories of Organizational Bedlam -- Hierarchical Versus Participative Organizations -- Organizing for Total Teamwork -- The Teamwork Primacy Model -- Parents as Partners in Teamwork -- References -- PART II: FORMATS FOR TEACHING AND TREATMENT -- 5 Psychoeducational Management: Individualizing Treatment -- The Development of the Psychoeducational Model -- Differential Diagnosis and Treatment -- Managing Immediate Behavior -- Systematic Behavior Modification -- Crisis Management -- Affective Re-education -- Social Skills Training -- References -- 6 The Life-Space Interview: A Re-examination -- A Resurgence of Interest -- Applications of the Life-Space Interview -- The Problem-Solving Process -- Modifying the LSI for Developmentally Immature Children