Men without Work
A Report Made to the Pilgrim Trust

Originally published in 1938, this book presents a report on the subject of unemployment and the needs of the unemployed.

William Temple (Edited by)

9781107667099, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 17 April 2014

460 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 kg

Originally published in 1938, this book presents the content of a report made to the Pilgrim Trust on the subject of unemployment and the needs of the unemployed. It was designed to provide the Pilgrim Trustees with guidance on the allocation of funding in relation to the social problems associated with unemployment. Numerous investigators contributed to the report, which was overseen by a committee led by William Temple, Archbishop of York at the time of publication. Detailed textual notes and an appendices section are also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British history, social history and unemployment.

Preface
Introduction
Part I. Facts and Figures: 1. The aims of the study
2. Long unemployment before the slump
3. Depression and recovery
4. The sample introduced
Part II. The Sample Study: A. Unemployment in the six towns
B. The long unemployed
1. Physical problems: the background of poverty
2. Psychological problems: attitude towards unemployment
3. Moral problems: the sense of independence and respectability
Part III. Particular Issues: 1. The wage problem
2. The older men
3. The younger men
Part IV. Unemployment among Women: 1. General issues
2. Blackburn
3. Liverpool: a problem of employability
4. The voluntary agencies and the women's problem
Part V. The Social Service Movement: 1. General problems of the clubs
2. The clubs and their members in the six towns: the residential centres
3. Special schemes
4. The future
Appendix 1. Residual and industrial unemployment
Appendix 2. The case record card
Appendix 3. The state agencies and the long unemployed
Appendix 4. Money requirements of the 'George' poverty standard
Appendix 5. Statistical tables
Index.

Subject Areas: Sociology [JHB]