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Professor Lip Was Interested in Why Grandparents Went to Court

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Professor Lip was interested in why grandparents went to court to obtain custody of their grandchildren.One of the grandparents that Lip talked with commented on the issue of "parental neglect" of the grandchild.Once the issue of neglect had been identified,Lip began to notice that other grandparents also used the concept of "parental neglect" to explain why they had a legal relationship with their grandchild.Lip was


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Jane Addams

An influential social reformer and activist, co-founder of Chicago's Hull House, and a key figure in the development of social work and women's suffrage in the United States.

Hull House

A settlement house founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr in 1889 in Chicago, aimed at improving the lives of the immigrant population.

Settlement Houses

Community centers situated in poor urban areas, aimed at providing education, recreational facilities, and social services to immigrants and the working class.

Henry George

A 19th-century American economist known for his advocacy of a single tax on land value to improve social inequalities.

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