A volume of the Correction and Prevention series prepared for the Eighth International Prison Congress.
CHARLES RICHMOND HENDERSON was professor of sociology in the University of Chicago and commissioner for the United States on the International Prison Commission.
This book defines and explains the social case history. Published in 1920 as a guide for social scientists, it argues that case history is defined by its intended purpose; namely, the immediate purpose of furthering effective treatment of individual clients, the ultimate purpose of general social betterment, or the incidental purpose of establishing the case worker herself in critical thinking.
ADA ELIOT SHEFFIELD was director of the Boston Bureau on Illegitimacy.
A volume of the Pittsburgh Survey carried out by the Russell Sage Foundation in 1914, focusing on Pittsburgh's history and growth, civic conditions, and education, recreation, and institutional facilities.
PAUL UNDERWOOD KELLOGG was director of the Pittsburgh Survey.
Prepared for the American Sociological Society in 1959, Sociology and the Military Establishment explores the relationship between the military and the possible contributions of sociologists, particularly after World War II. It argues for more effective utilization of sociological theory and research in the analysis of problems to the military and makes evident that research on military problems would provide extremely valuable opportunities for testing sociological theory and method.
MORRIS JANOWITZ was professor of sociology at the University of Michigan.
This is a pamphlet of two reports on munition work during World War I, the second is by Henriette R. Walter, entitled Munition Workers in England and France: A Summary of Reports Issued by the British Ministry of Munitions.
AMY HEWES was professor of economics and sociology at Mount Holyoke College.
A volume of the Correction and Prevention papers prepared for the Eighth International Prison Congress in 1910, published by the Charities Publication Committee of the Russell Sage Foundation.
CHARLES RICHMOND HENDERSON was professor of sociology in the University of Chicago and commissioner for the United States on the International Prison Commission.
A volume of the Correction and Prevention papers prepared for the Eighth International Prison Congress in 1910, this book is an account of correctional institutions. Most of the book is devoted to reformatories and prisons in the northern United States. It includes papers on the evolution and reforms of the prison system, the methods in which offenders are trained for responsible citizenship, and prison conditions for women.
CHARLES RICHMOND HENDERSON was professor of sociology in the University of Chicago and commissioner for the United States on the International Prison Commission.
Prepared for the American Sociological Society in 1956, this book considers the ways and means of more effective utilization of sociology in the treatment of mental illness. It calls for more effective practice and the advancement of basic research and theory in regards to mental illness.
JOHN A. CLAUSEN was Chief Laboratory of Socio-environmental Studies National Institute of Mental Health
Prepared for the American Sociological Society, as part of a series published by the Russell Sage Foundation investigating public work. This volume explores the ways in which matters lying in the realm of sociology are fundamental aspects of the educational process.
ORVILLE G. BRIM, JR. was president of the Russell Sage Foundation.
The Doctor and His Patient documents the rapid changes in health at the time of publication in 1963, spurred on by technology and the social organization of medicine, and how these developments influence the relationship between doctor and patient. It also explores the implications of these changes for medical education, serving as a guide for students of medicine and other health professions.
SAMUEL W. BLOOM was associate professor of sociology at the State University of New York College of Medicine Downstate Medical Center.
