About the Book

This book brings together 13 papers written by the author at different points of time mainly for conferences and seminars. The volume covers various themes in the broad area of social work and social work education. The papers in the area of social work deal with the historical background of social work, the relationship between social work and social structure, and the broader question of what values and attitudes prevail among social workers. There is also a discussion of the role of voluntary action and of government planning as it relates to social activities. The papers in the area of social work education deal with the subjects of recruitment, the relationship between the professional and auxiliary worker, the training of village level workers, and with some of the more urgent problems of social work education at its present stage of development.

Besides the social work groups, the book will equally interest students across social sciences.

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About the Author / Editor

A renowned social scientist, M.S. Gore has had a brilliant academic and professional career. He worked as Principal, Delhi School of Social Work from 1954 to 1962 before he joined the Tata Institute of Social Sciences as its Director and remained there until his retirement in 1982. From 1983 to 1986 he was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bombay. His last important assignment was Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

His major areas of interest have been social work and sociology, on which he has written several books and papers. His book on Ambedkar’s social and political thought won him the Ghurye Award for the best book published in sociology in 1993.

He has also been a recipient of various awards, the most prominent amongst them being the Padma Bhushan presented by the President of India in 1975.

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