Settlement House Workers Focused on Teaching Poor Residents from Diverse

question 24

Essay

Settlement house workers focused on teaching poor residents from diverse backgrounds to live moral lives and improve their circumstances by teaching the prevailing middle class values of "work, thrift, and abstinence as the keys to success." Groups also focused on social relationships, sports, music, painting, arts, discussion of current affairs, and social activism to improve living conditions. How has the focus of group work changed? What aspects of group work remain similar today?

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