How Long to Read An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons

How Long Does it Take to Read An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 53 minutes to read An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons by Frank S. Seever

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Chicago Commons is a social service agency, a community center, a neighborhood organization. It provides day care and job training, and works with the poor just as Hull House did. Hull House, founded by Jane Addams, was one of the first settlements established in Chicago, predating Chicago Commons by several years. All of these descriptions and countless others have from time to time been used to describe Chicago Commons, but none are sufficient, for each conjures up an image that only partially captures the essence of the Commons. It was started as a settlement house but when we begin to describe Chicago Commons as a settlement house, picture the blank stare of the person listening. So where do we begin? The origins of the settlement house are rooted in the Industrial Revolution as it took hold in England and changed the social fabric of English society. Within 50 years it had taken hold in the United States, too. Prior to its onset, England as well as the rest of Europe was largely engaged in agriculture and trade with peasants who worked the land and merchants who formed a small but growing middle class. The Industrial Revolution brought an explosive and unprecedented increase in productivity and self-generating growth. Technological and economic innovations like the power loom and the steam engine were displacing human skill and effort, creating a changing social and economic scene. The convergence of the economic philosophy of Adam Smith, the emergence of democracy as a political movement, and the technological changes being introduced in the production of goods for consumption formed a context for understanding changes in societal responses to inequities and injustice toward the poor and the working classes. The pace of change was so rapid that traditional institutions, such as churches and the extended family, were unable to adapt,thus creating fertile ground for the human exploitation that occurred. Out of this chaos came a movement for reform, and the settlement house became an agent advocating this change. In CHICAGO COMMONS, Seever takes you on a journey through the settlement house movement as a response to this unparalleled upheaval during the 19th century.

How long is An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons?

An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons by Frank S. Seever is 227 pages long, and a total of 58,339 words.

This makes it 77% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 18 minutes to read An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons aloud.

What Reading Level is An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons?

An Agent of Change: Chicago Commons is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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