ABSTRACT
First published in 1998. An examination of the main branches of social work in Great Britain and their development from their confused beginnings to the state they reached by the nineteenth century. Also discussed are the material changes in the conditions of life that took place in the century, and a brief appraisal of the philosophical and religious ideas that influenced people's minds and affected their attitude to the poor and their approach to social work.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |3 pages
Introduction
part |59 pages
Ideas Which Influenced the Development of Social Work
chapter |21 pages
Influence of Social And Economic Thought
chapter |15 pages
Religious Thought in the Nineteenth Century
chapter |21 pages
Poor Law Principles and Practice
part |194 pages
Main Branches of Social Work