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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pumphrey, Muriel W., editor.

Pumphrey, Ralph E., editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1961]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

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

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

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

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89435-X

OCLC:

1100431190