Project Gutenberg 2005-07-06 Public domain in the USA. 230 Addams, Jane 1860 1935 Addams, Laura Jane The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets" by Jane Addams is a social commentary written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the struggles and experiences faced by urban youth, particularly in industrial cities, highlighting their need for healthy outlets for recreation and expression. Addams critiques the lack of public provision for play and leisure, which often leads to negative consequences for young people navigating city life. The opening of the book sets a tone of concern and urgency regarding the wellbeing of youth immersed in urban environments. Addams begins by reflecting on the universal longing for joy and vitality experienced by each generation, emphasizing that cities, particularly modern industrial settings, have neglected the importance of recreational spaces for their young inhabitants. She observes that while society values the labor of young individuals, it fails to cater to their innate desire for play and adventure, resulting in the emergence of dangerous alternatives that can lead to vice and disillusionment. By sharing vivid observations and anecdotes, Addams underscores the critical need for societal awareness and action to nurture the spirit of youth in urban settings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Child rearing Urban youth HQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations Browsing: Sociology 188606 188615 2024-09-07T08:34:39.789453 2023-09-07T10:07:32.041011 text/html text/html 187515 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 71056 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 122403 2024-09-07T08:34:43.935405 application/epub+zip 124798 2024-09-07T08:34:41.109416 application/epub+zip 124797 2024-09-07T08:34:40.291436 application/epub+zip 271222 2024-09-07T08:34:46.296407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258092 2024-09-07T08:34:43.391399 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258120 2022-09-08T04:09:06.689271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179832 179727 2024-09-07T08:34:39.519436 2023-09-07T10:07:31.782038 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 179707 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68770 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 179698 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68732 2020-12-11T21:10:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20440 2024-09-07T08:34:46.438385 application/rdf+xml 14859 2024-09-07T08:34:40.637423 image/jpeg 3467 2024-09-07T08:34:40.461444 image/jpeg 122132 2024-09-07T08:34:39.807430 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia