The Social Survey, Its History and Methods (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Social Survey, Its History and Methods The technique of social surveying and the technology of social surveys have developed so recently and so rapidly that a thoro analysis of them is impossible. It is the purpose of the author to present, from his limited experience as a social surveyor, and from a rather extended study of social surveys, the evolution, methods, and value of the social survey. Practically no organizations or communities attempt to project programs of social welfare or social efficiency without first making some sort of a survey of the social situation with which the program is to deal. This bulletin should be of assistance to them in realizing their desire to know the conditions of their communities better. Chapter I is an attempt to introduce them to the purposes of the social survey. Chapter II describes the origins and evolution of the survey idea and survey methods and should thus give the reader a more comprehensive appreciation of the purpose of social surveys. Chapters III and IV are attempts to equip the reader with a beginning knowledge of just how to go about making a social survey. The appendix should be studied in conjunction with these chapters. Chapter V presents some things of theoretical value to be derived from the social survey. The bulletin is published with the hope that it will serve as a manual for social surveyors who want to do actual field work. It is a portion of a thesis presented to the Graduate School of the University of Missouri in 1918 in partial fulfillment for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.