Child Welfare Trends: An Analytical Survey of the Catholic Attitude Towards the Role of the State in the Care of “Dependent and Neglected” Children as Seen in the Proceedings of the National Conferences of Catholic Charities: 1910–1959
Abstract
Beginning with 1910, the succeeding five decades over which this study extends, bear witness to various changes in the national picture of America. Radical innovations were introduced into the political and economic structure of the country. In the field of social welfare the traditional characteristic of personal responsibility has had to be reconciled with the demands and needs of a complex interdependent society. The depression jarring the nation with the stock market crash in October, 1929, necessitated immediate and drastic measures of rehabilitation. The growing sense of public responsibility which had been manifested earlier in the nineteenth century with provisions for special groups of dependents, has mushroomed since the passage of the Social Security Act which became effective on August 14, 1935.
Subject Area
American studies|Religion|Social work
Recommended Citation
Hanifin, Margaret, "Child Welfare Trends: An Analytical Survey of the Catholic Attitude Towards the Role of the State in the Care of “Dependent and Neglected” Children as Seen in the Proceedings of the National Conferences of Catholic Charities: 1910–1959" (1960). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31050520.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31050520
