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 A PROGRAMME FOR SOCIAL STUDY 103

Small & Vincent, Introduction to the Study of Society (New York,

American Book Co., 1894), bk. ii, ch. I, bk. iii, ch. 2.

A good view of the family in its relation to society. Starcke, Primitive Family (New York, Appleion, 1885).

Concise discussion from the anthropological side. Thwing, The Family (Boston, Lee, 1887).

A good discussion of the subject as a whole. Westermarck, History of Human Marriage (London, Macmillan, 1894).

A standard authority on marriage, especially in its biological and

anthropological aspects.

2. Special Report on the Effects of Local Conditions on Family Life.

Find out as much as possible in regard to the employment of women and

children in local industries. Consult the records to find out the number

and causes of divorce in a given period. Give attention to the effects on the family of club and boarding-house life. Ascertain the relative number of unmarried men and women.

3. General discussion, topic : Divorce legislation. References :

Dyke, Reports (Reports of the National Divorce Reform League) ; also

numerous magazine articles (see Poole's Index).

These writings are the result of much thought and investigation by

the corresponding secretary of the National Divorce Reform League. Schouler, Domestic Relations (Boston, Little, 1882), pt. ix.

Full discussion of the legal aspect of divorce. United States Labor Department, Marriage and Divorce in the United

States, 1 876-1 886 (Report, 1889).

An investigation of the divorce laws of the different states. Woolsey, Divorce and Divorce Legislation (New York, Scribners, 1882).

An historical summary.

Wright, Marriage and Divorce (Lend a Hand, November and Decem- ber 1891).

Discusses the movement for divorce reform and the difficulties of

the question.

(See, also, references under general topic and Poole's Index.)

NINTH MEETIV,

I. General topic : The Problem of Domestic Service. References :

Aberdeen, Countess, The Burning Question of Domestic Service (Ladies' Home Journal, April 1895).

Gives her experience in organizing a servants' club and recommends that American women cooperate in getting up such clubs.