Social work and the behavioral sciences: past history, future prospects.
The relationship between social work and medical sociology is analyzed, utilizing case studies of an academic institution, Harvard University, and a private foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation. Both strongly supported social work during the first decades of the twentieth century, and both changed their focus to social science. Why this change occurred, and its implications for social work and the behavioral sciences in medical education is the central theme of this discussion.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. sb5@doc.mssm.edu
D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration; D001525:Behavioral Sciences / Q000266:history; D001900:Boston; D005582:Foundations / Q000266:history / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D012947:Social Work / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D012952:Societies / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D012962:Sociology, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States