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Seneral Themes in the E wolution of Human Services &dministration

,.: 19th century' the administra- ' ,-,lcrlr services organizations in

i:ates has evolved in a unique ' -. several aspects of "American

i.:isch, 2005). Five major forces

:..'elopment: the changing Polit- . ::.','1:onment, from the nation's - .--.'-ior industrial power to today's

-. :'tion; the influence of organi- - . - .-''.'' such as the advent of the

,:-.;k corporation" as the model ' :. --r:itions, the concePt of scien-

- :i. ;nd contemPorary manage- - ., .=. slstems; the different forms

' : - --ilt organizations took in dif-

: - -. dnd religious communities ' - :s of the countrY; the Profes-

: --.r. rt-ork and the accomPanY- - :, =.sional

training Programs;

and the changing role of the public sector in

social welfare. This chapter will discuss how these

developments shaped the nature of human ser-

vices administration in the United States'

The Roots of Human Services Administration

By the 14th century, formal social welfare systems

based on law rather than custom, and with both

secular and religious roots, emerged throughout

Western Europe. Over the next several centuries'

these systems expanded as European society

struggled through the transition ftonr &Y19lI1t to capitalism. In Great Britain, the government t

"".t.d " t*ies of Poor Laws between 1349 and

1664 ro establish social order in this chaotic and

rapidly changing environment, control or reduce

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