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, and examines the historical development and structure of the social services in the 20th Century.

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