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The Heritage of American Social Work / ed. by Muriel W. Pumphrey, Ralph E. Pumphrey.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1961]Copyright date: ©1961Description: 1 online resource (452 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780231935685
  • 9780231894357
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- General Introduction -- Abbreviations -- THE COLONIAL PERIOD 1601-1789 -- Introduction -- I. Survival through Mutual Aid -- II. The Legal Framework -- III. The Poor Law Applied in Colonial America -- IV. Private Philanthropy Supports Governmental Activity -- V. Private Help for Special Recipients -- VI. The Provision of Guaranteed Security in Old Age or Disability -- VII. Organized Philanthropy for Restorative Purposes -- VIII. Noblesse Oblige -- THE FIRST NATIONAL PERIOD 1789-1854 -- Introduction -- IX. The Spread of the Poor Law -- X. Poor Relief in Public Policy -- XI. The Beginnings of Community Organization -- XII. The Problem of Wages -- XIII. The Environmental Approach -- XIV. The Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor -- XV. The "Dangerous Classes"—Prevention, Not Cure -- XVI. Humane And Curative Care A Public Responsibility -- THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL EXPANSION 1854-1895 -- Introduction -- XVII. The States Assume Responsibility -- XVIII. Rivalries in Well-Doing -- XIX. Public Responsibility for Children -- XX. The National Conference -- XXI. The Charity Organization Society -- XXII. The Settlement Movement -- XXIII. The Beginnings of Education -- XXIV. Crosscurrents of Charitable Opinion -- XXV. Mass Measures to Meet Economic Risks -- XXVI. The Application of Scientific Analysis -- THE PERIOD OF PROFESSIONALIZATION 1895-1937 -- Introduction -- XXVII. Looking Askance -- XXVIII. The Social Worker as Expert Witness -- XXIX. Education for the New Profession -- XXX. Professional Organization -- XXXI How Much Should Government Do about Life's Hazards? -- XXXII Emergence of Method: Casework -- XXXIII Emergence of Method: Group Work -- XXXIV. Emergence of Method: Community Organization -- XXXV. Emergence of Method: Research -- XXXVI. Response to Crisis -- XXXVII. Social Security Becovtes a Fact -- Appendix: Topical Listing
Summary: Attempts to assist in social work's task of professional identification, in the understanding of professional and social issues, and to acquaint prospective members of the profession with the origins and factors of social work.
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Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- General Introduction -- Abbreviations -- THE COLONIAL PERIOD 1601-1789 -- Introduction -- I. Survival through Mutual Aid -- II. The Legal Framework -- III. The Poor Law Applied in Colonial America -- IV. Private Philanthropy Supports Governmental Activity -- V. Private Help for Special Recipients -- VI. The Provision of Guaranteed Security in Old Age or Disability -- VII. Organized Philanthropy for Restorative Purposes -- VIII. Noblesse Oblige -- THE FIRST NATIONAL PERIOD 1789-1854 -- Introduction -- IX. The Spread of the Poor Law -- X. Poor Relief in Public Policy -- XI. The Beginnings of Community Organization -- XII. The Problem of Wages -- XIII. The Environmental Approach -- XIV. The Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor -- XV. The "Dangerous Classes"—Prevention, Not Cure -- XVI. Humane And Curative Care A Public Responsibility -- THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL EXPANSION 1854-1895 -- Introduction -- XVII. The States Assume Responsibility -- XVIII. Rivalries in Well-Doing -- XIX. Public Responsibility for Children -- XX. The National Conference -- XXI. The Charity Organization Society -- XXII. The Settlement Movement -- XXIII. The Beginnings of Education -- XXIV. Crosscurrents of Charitable Opinion -- XXV. Mass Measures to Meet Economic Risks -- XXVI. The Application of Scientific Analysis -- THE PERIOD OF PROFESSIONALIZATION 1895-1937 -- Introduction -- XXVII. Looking Askance -- XXVIII. The Social Worker as Expert Witness -- XXIX. Education for the New Profession -- XXX. Professional Organization -- XXXI How Much Should Government Do about Life's Hazards? -- XXXII Emergence of Method: Casework -- XXXIII Emergence of Method: Group Work -- XXXIV. Emergence of Method: Community Organization -- XXXV. Emergence of Method: Research -- XXXVI. Response to Crisis -- XXXVII. Social Security Becovtes a Fact -- Appendix: Topical Listing

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Attempts to assist in social work's task of professional identification, in the understanding of professional and social issues, and to acquaint prospective members of the profession with the origins and factors of social work.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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