Professionalism and Social Change: From the Settlement House Movement to Neighborhood Centers, 1886 to the Present (Columbia History of Urban Life) by Trolander, Judith Ann - 1987

New York , NY, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 1987. This is a sudy of the settlement house movement, published following its hundredth anniversary in 1986, which covers the entire period ot its existence but focuses on the last four decades; from their beginnings, the purpose of the settlement houses has been to meet the needs of the low-income neighborhoods by providing immediate services and working to bring about social reform; the author examines how the traditional settlement house evolved into the modern neighborhood center and explores three crucial factors in the decline of the movement: professionalism, the growing minority presence, and social reform (black cloth with gold lettering on spine; light tan dust jacket with black lettering has slight edge wear, including one repaired edge tear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.