Book Reviews : Social Work with Families Compiled by Eileen Younghusband, D. B. E., LL.D., J.P. Allen and Unwin 25s
| Author | Patricia Barrett |
| Date | 01 September 1965 |
| Published date | 01 September 1965 |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455056501100315 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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the
area
has
an
above
average
quota
of
maladjusted
children.
Hopelessly
long
waiting
lists
in
the
Housing
Depart-
ments,
high
rents,
(e.g.
two
very
small
rooms
plus
a
tiny
shared
sink
on
the
stairs
for
a
mother
and
seven
children
at
£5
13s.
Od.
a
week;
one
room
and
a
recess
for
a
couple
and
four
children
under
five
at
£4
10s.
Od.;
an
average
rent
for
75
households
of
£3
6s.
Od.),
one
bathroom
for
20
families,
shared
cooking
stoves,
the
presence
of
a
fan-
tastically
large
proportion
of children
under
four
in
the
local
population
and
insufficient
provision
for
their
super-
vision,
while
mothers
go
to
work
or
have
a
rest,
are
only
some
of
the
pressures
which
lead
to
a
sense
of
despair,
family
and
matrimonial
dis-
integration. illegitimacy
and
common
assault.
This
book
does
a
service
to
those
try-
ing
to
tackle
slum
conditions
all
over
the
country
by
spotlighting
just
one
troubled
area
and
showing,
with
chapter
and
verse,
what
standards
of
living
still
exist
among
us,
what
their
social
con-
sequences
are
and
how
the
most
depress-
ing
features
of
a
situation
that
cannot
be
quickly
reversed
might
be
alleviated
on
a
short
term
basis.
E.C.M.
Marriage
for
the
Married
Dr.
Mary
Macaulay
Delisle
12s.
6d.
Sexual
Harmony
in
Marriage
J.
H.
Wallis
Routledge
&
Kegan
Paul
14s.
These
books
are
botli
hv
authors
well
known
in
the
Marriage
Guidance
move-
ment
and
indeed
to
a
wide
circle
of
readers.
John
Wallis
in
particular
has
several
thoughtful
and
penetrating
books
to
his
credit.
Each
has
something
to
say
about
the
marriage
relationship
- Dr.
Macaulay
tries
to
cover
virtually
the
whole
of
it.
The
list
of
chapter
headings
(there
are
21)
from
&dquo;Living
with
In-laws&dquo;,
by
way
of
&dquo;The
First
Baby&dquo;,
&dquo;Love
and
Sex
in
Later
Marriage&dquo;,
&dquo;Marriage
Crisis&dquo;
to
&dquo;Very
Old
Life&dquo;
(I
have
selected
representative
ones)
is
somewhat
daunting.
The
book
is
very
readable,
but
suffers
from
a
some-
what
superficial
approach,
which
is
not
surprising
in
view
of
its
scope.
It
will
sell
to
those
who
are
concerned
about
their
own
marriage,
and
it
may
help
some
people
in
this
concern,
but
I
do
not
feel
it
will
add
much
to
the
knowledge
of
the
marriage
counsellor
or
probation
officer.
I
do
not
suppose
Dr.
Macaulay
would
expect
it
to!
Incidentally,
there
is
a
useful
appendix
in
family
planning
and
a
glossary-remarkable
value.
John
Wallis
has
a
deeper
approach.
He
is
rightly
concerned
to
emphasise
the
difference
between
the
merely
biological
or
the
descriptive
approach
and
the
emotional
experience.
His
purpose
is
not
&dquo;to
explain
the ...
facts
of
sex
and
reproduction.
It
is
to
consider
the
devel-
opment
of
sexual
harmony
between
a
husband
and
wife
as
a
vitally
important
part
of
their
relationship&dquo;.
He
examines
the
difficulties
experienced
in
talking
about
sexual
harmony-how
it
differs
for
various
people,
the
impossibility
of
lay-
ing
down
rules.
He
realises
the
force
of
unconscious
collusion
in
marriage
rela-
tionship,
and
warns
of
many
traps
in
store
for
those
who
look
only
a
little
below
the
surface.
Again,
not
really
a
book
for
the
experienced,
but
a
useful
one
for
the
student
who
wishes
to
see
how
the
theories
may
work
out,
and
one
which
shows
on
every
page
the
author’s
vast
knowledge
of
the
subject
gained
during
years
of
practical
counselling.
W.
LESLIE
HERBERT
Social
Work
with
Families
Compiled
by
Eileen
Younghusband,
D. B. E.,
LL.D.,
J.P.
Allen
and
Unwin
25s.
Many
of
us
recognise
that
we
need
to
read
more
about
our
work.
In
moments
of
resolve
we
borrow
a
volume
from
a
library
and
after
only
a
few
pages
we
are
defeated,
too
often,
by
the
weight
of
the
book,
the
jargon,
and
the
arguments
and
attitudes
presented
which
bemuse
us.
Social
Work
with
Fai?7iliev
presents
no
such
problems.
A
mere
187
pages,
it
contains
5
articles
written
by
British
and
American
social
workers
representing
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