The temperance movement and social work.(Report)

Social Work | January 1, 2009| | Copyright

Social work's involvement in the temperance movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is largely forgotten, and social workers of today might wonder why this particular historical incident needs revisiting now as the temperance movement of the past is today viewed with a mixture of scorn and ridicule (Aaron & Musto, 1988). Study of this historical episode is important to current social workers for three reasons. First, it was the first time the field was actively engaged as a profession in the promotion of a social reform measure that was universal in scope. ...

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