An Introduction to the Study of Social Administration
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 2025
Book
Hardback
254 pages
978-1-041-06753-5 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1965, this introductory textbook provides the student with an outline of the subject matter of Social Administration. It deals with the growth of this discipline of study, its inter-relatedness with the other social sciences, and examines the historical development and structure of the social services in the 20th Century. The book discusses the complexity of the study of the study of the formation and implementation of social policy in the United Kingdom and will be of interest to those in the areas of the history of social policy and the welfare state.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
463 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-06753-5 (9781041067535)
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David C. Marsh
An Introduction to the Study of Social Administration
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07/2025
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An Introduction to the Study of Social Administration
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Person
David C. Marsh (1917-1983) was Head of the Department of Social Science at the University of Nottingham.
Content
Part 1: The Essential Background 1. The Nature and Growth of Social Administration as a Systematic Field of Study David C. Marsh 2. The Growth and Development of the Social Services and the Welfare State. Part 2: Social Provision Organized on a Functional Basis 3. Social Services for the Maintenance of Income David C. Marsh 4. Social Policy in Relation to Industrial Conditions Richard L. Silburn 5. Services for the Maintenance and Promotion of Health Arthur J. Willcocks 6. Social Policy and the Physical Environment Arthur J. Willcocks 7. Educational Services Arthur J. Willcocks Part 3: Social Provision to Meet Special Needs 8. Offenders Against the Law Richard L. Silburn 9. The Physically Handicapped Joan L.M. Eyden 10. The Mentally Disordered Joan L.M. Eyden 11. The Elderly Joan L.M. Eyden 12. Children and the Family Joan L.M. Eyden 13. Policy, Administration and Personnel Joan L.M. Eyden