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- Title
Welfare in the Early 20th-Century South: Industrial Betterment in the South Carolina Textile Industry.
- Authors
Dredge, Bart
- Abstract
Although the idea of correcting social problems with comprehensive planning dates back to ancient times, social work as a profession emerged in the United States with the advance of industrialism and the migration of workers to urban areas. By the early 20th century, churches responded with charitable services of all descriptions and, slowly at first, local and state governments began to bear the burden of direct relief for those most in need. Often ignored in this history, however, are company welfare programs initiated by industrialists who sought improved public relations, disciplined workers, and a diminished threat of organized labor. This article examines the extraordinary social welfare programs in the textile mill villages of the Parker District outside Greenville, South Carolina.
- Subjects
GREENVILLE (S.C.); SOUTH Carolina; PUBLIC welfare; SOCIAL services; SOCIAL problems; SOCIOLOGY; TEXTILE industry; SOCIAL workers; HUMAN services personnel
- Publication
Arete, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 1/2, p86
- ISSN
0885-9787
- Publication type
Article