Encyclopedia of Social Work by Harry L. LurieReview by: Marietta StevensonSocial Service Review, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Sept., 1965), p. 365Published by: The University of Chicago PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/30017174 .

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BOOK REVIEWS 365

methodological shortcomings in most of their studies.

Intrapsychic changes do occur in the mid- dle and later adult years. Such changes may precede modifications in role performance, as though habitual ways of behaving had their own continuities independent of psychic altera- tions. The latter include increasing withdrawal of object cathexes and growing introversion? "a shrinkage in the psychological life space" (p. 193). And though certain cognitive proc- esses decrease in efficiency, "coping patterns . . . seem to become stable over time . . . [and] as individuals age, they become increasingly like themselves" (pp. 197-98).

Individually, the studies vary somewhat in conceptual and methodological sophistication. One is pleased to see efforts made to opera- tionalize Erikson's "eight stages" concepts? albeit non-productively?in one of the studies. There are some contradictions among the stud- ies, for which Neugarten offers explanations in the last chapter. There are also a few incon- sistencies in findings within two of the chap- ters, which suggest too hasty reporting or analysis. On the whole, however, this impor- tant book documents in some detail the thesis that personality change is a lifelong process.

Henry S. Maas School of Social Welfare

University of California, Berkeley

Encyclopedia of Social Work. Edited by Har- ry L. Lurie. New York: National Associa- tion of Social Workers, 1965. Pp. xxvii-|- 1060. 513.00. This first Encyclopedia of Social Work is a

worthy successor to the series of Social Work Year Books, which date from 1929 to 1960. The first ten volumes were published by the Russell Sage Foundation, the 1951 and 1954 issues by the American Association of Social Workers, and the 1957 and 1960 issues by the National Association of Social Workers. The Year Books have been recognized as an author- itative source of information about social work and social welfare.

The new volume, like its predecessors, is published for a wide audience of social work- ers, practitioners in related fields, legislators, public administrators, librarians, teachers, stu-

dents, board members, and other persons in- terested in various aspects of social welfare.

A broadening of scope and increase in sub- jects covered are to be noted. Added are the biographies of nearly one hundred outstanding social welfare leaders of the past. Compared to the 1960 Year Book, there is an increase of over 50 per cent in articles. A separate statisti- cal section has been added.

An outstanding editorial committee was re- sponsible for all the major policy discussions governing the content of the volume. They were successful in achieving a broadly con- ceived volume. The public is indebted to the many people who contributed to this ambitious undertaking. The result is well-rounded, com- prehensive, authoritative, objective, and use- ful to the various audiences for which it is in- tended.

The list of contributors includes many out- standing names in social work, drawn from different fields and representing the most com- petent people.

This comprehensive volume is divided into four parts. Part I includes three historical ar- ticles on the development of social work and social welfare in the United States and Canada. Part II contains three articles and 94 bio- graphical sketches of outstanding leaders. Cov- erage of articles is restricted to the United States and Canada, with the exception of two articles on social work and social welfare or- ganization in other parts of the world and on international social work. Each article is fol- lowed by a brief but authoritative bibliogra- phy.

Part III is the statistical section, represent- ing a separation of data from the content of specific subject articles and the addition of basic tables on demographic and social wel- fare trends. Part IV is a directory of agencies, in three sections: international agencies, na- tional agencies, and Canadian agencies, each covering both governmental and voluntary agencies.

Marietta Stevenson Beaufort, South Carolina

In Aid of the Unemployed. Edited by Jo- seph M. Becker, S.J. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins Press, 1965. Pp. xii-f-137. 58.95.

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