PART ONE: THE NATURE OF SOCIAL WELFARE The Scope of Social Welfare Human Needs PART TWO: MOTIVATIONS FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Mutual Aid Social Welfare and the Family The Use of Families and Other Institutions of Mutual Aid Religion as a Motivator of Social Welfare Politics as a Motivator of Social Welfare Economics as a Motivator of Social Welfare Ideology as a Motivator of Social Welfare Isms as Ideologies - Racism, Sexism, Ageism and Xenophobia PART THREE: INFLUENCES ON SOCIAL WELFARE The Influence of Martin Luther on Work and Welfare The Influence of Charles Darwin and Adam Smith on the Development of Social Welfare PART FOUR: ISSUES IN SOCIAL WELFARE Persisting Poverty Persisting Unemployment From Welfare State to Welfare Society and Welfare Reform Description, Prediction and Prescription