CONTENTS
Introduction: The Importance of a Philosophy for Social Work
PART ONE • EDUARD C. LINDEMAN: THE MAN IN HIS TIME
1. The Formative Years of Lindeman's Life
2. Teacher at the New York School of Social Work
3. Social Action and Curriculum Planning
4. The Problems of World War II and Its Aftermath
PART TWO • THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PHILOSOPHY
5. Social Work's Goals and Values in Historical Perspective
6. 1920 to 1930: Community Processes and the Individual's Role in Them
7. 1930 to 1940: The Development of Social Group Work, Social Research, and Welfare Planning
8. 1940 to 1953: Democratic Propositions and Social Work Methods
PART THREE • A THEORY OF SOCIAL WORK
9. Integration of Value, Method, and Knowledge
Bibliography
Index