Routledge The Ecology of Welfare: Housing and the Welfare Crisis in New York City (Urban Studies Series (New Brunswick, N.J.), No. 3.)

The basic ecology of human groups―the relationship between the distribution of population and material resources and the resultant social and cultural patterns―is a subject which has occasioned far more talk than down-to-earth research. Filling this gap, George Sternlieb and Bernard Indik consider one dimension of human ecology― the interplay between housing and outlook, between the physical realities of a dwelling unit and the attitudes and responses of its inhabitants. Their book, The Ecology of Welfare, presents a detailed description of the housing and housing problems of one special subgroup-New York City's welfare recipients in the 1970's. Review -At present this country must begin facing up to some tough issues with respect to housing an increasingly urban poor. . . . The question of what must be done is approached by Sternlieb and Indik with a large scale study of welfare housing in New York City. . . . [Social scientists] interested in this area . . . will find it valuable. . . . Overall the book presents a fine piece of research on a big problem. . . . [The] book should be valuable to anyone interested in the problems of housing the poor.- --Harold Kerbo, Contemporary Sociology "At present this country must begin facing up to some tough issues with respect to housing an increasingly urban poor. . . . The question of what must be done is approached by Sternlieb and Indik with a large scale study of welfare housing in New York City. . . . [Social scientists] interested in this area . . . will find it valuable. . . . Overall the book presents a fine piece of research on a big problem. . . . [The] book should be valuable to anyone interested in the problems of housing the poor." --Harold Kerbo, Contemporary Sociology "At present this country must begin facing up to some tough issues with respect to housing an increasingly urban poor. . . . The question of what must be done is approached by Sternlieb and Indik with a large scale study of welfare housing in New York City. . . . [Social scientists] interested in this area . . . will find it valuable. . . . Overall the book presents a fine piece of research on a big problem. . . . [The] book should be valuable to anyone interested in the problems of housing the poor." --Harold Kerbo, Contemporary Sociology About the Author <p> <strong>George Sternlieb, </strong>who holds his doctorate from the Harvard Business School, is the founder and former director of the Center for Urban Policy Research. Recently named University Professor at Rutgers University, Dr. Sternlieb is a member of the Census Advisory Committee on Population Statistics, a trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and has served on a number of Presidential task forces on urban development.</p>||<p> <span lang=""EN""><em>Bernard P. Indik</em> is a distinguished professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He has written numerous articles, papers and monographs reporting on his research. He is coauthor with George Sternlieb of <i>The Ecology of Welfare: Housing and the Welfare Crisis in New York City. </i>He is the co-editor of <i>People, Groups and Organiations. </i>Dr. Indik also has published frequently in the field of labor market studies including <i>Newark, New Jersey: Population and Labor Force, Motivation to Work, The Selection of Trainees under the Manpower Development and Training Act </i>and <i>The "Mack Truck Worker": The Impact of His Job Loss 2 1/2 Years Later.</i></span></p