This thesis is concerned with a descriptive study and an analysis of the integration of 40 refugee youths into the Montreal community during the years 1947 to 1952. It describes the purpose and goals of the Jewish community in planning the program for this group. It seeks to determine the kind of services and resources made available to this group. It asks: how did the refugee youths respond to and use these resources? In the early development of our society, individuals and private groups assumed the responsibility of caring for the less fortunate members of their community. Out of this grew a benevolent despotism which, while it gave physical relief to many needy persons, did not provide a basis for self-respect. Henry Thurston, in his book “The Dependent Child” tells of the developments in the history of child welfare in England. This experience directly influenced Canadian child welfare philosophy and practice. In the year 1601, legal recognition was made of the obligation to support the destitute poor through public funds. Children in need were cared for through the practice of apprenticeship or the mixed workhouse. The dominant idea of the public authorities for the 200 years that followed was to reduce public expenses for children’s miaintenance by obtaining more work from the children. This resulted in their exploitation. Though factory legislation was later enacted by the government to protect the children from this exploitation in industry, it resulted in increased masses of pauperized children in mixed almshouses. [...]
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.97820 |
| Date | January 1955 |
| Creators | Fischer, Greta |
| Contributors | Young, Eva (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Master of Social Work (School of Social Work.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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