QUESTIONS ON THE TEXT
1. Describe the character of the medieval neighborhood.
2. What factors contributed to the breakdown of the medieval neighborhood?
3. What effect did the Industrial Revolution have upon the neighborhood?
4. What is the extent of dependency in modern times?
5. What are the economic causes of dependency?
6. What are the social causes of dependency?
7. What are the personal causes of dependency?
8. How may defects in government contribute to dependency?
9. Discuss the giving of alms in early Europe.
10. Why is almsgiving inadequate as a method of treating dependency?
11. Outline the new ideals which recently have begun to influence the treatment of the dependent.
12. What is the nature of social service?
13. Discuss specialization in social service.
14. Why is co÷rdination a necessary step when social service agencies have become highly specialized?
15. What may be said as to the character of the neighborhood of the future?