Description
Originally published in 1959, this book critically examines, in the light of numerous research, both the relation between unacceptable behaviour and economic and social status and the validity of several popular hypotheses of the 20th Century: that anti-social attitudes are due to lack of maternal affection in infancy, or that problem families produce problem families generation after generation. The author discusses the factors affecting the growth of modern psychiatry and how this shaped attitudes towards anti-social behaviour and conceptions of social work. The final section of the book considers the wider methodological implications.
Table of Contents
Part 1: A Review of the Contemporary Situation and of Research Findings 1. The Social Pathology of England and Wales: A Case Study 2. Social Pathology and the Social Hierarchy 3. Twelve Criminological Hypotheses: Evidence from Twenty-One Studies 4. Theories of the Effects of Maternal Separation or Deprivation 5. Criminological Theories Based on the Age of the Offender 6. Studies in the Criminological Prediction Part 2: The Contemporary Attitude to Social Pathology: The Social Implications of Psychiatry 7. Social Pathology and the Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness 8. Mental Disorder and the Problem of Moral and Criminal Responsibility 9. Contemporary Attitudes in Social Work Part 3: Conclusions 10. Conclusions: Methodological 11. Conclusions: Practical Appendix1: List of Cases Found Guilty at a London Juvenile Court Appendix 2: Professionalism in Social Work Rosalind Chambers.
