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35 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 91 (2008)
Documentary Photography in American Social Welfare History: 1897-1943

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw35 and id is 357 raw text is: Documentary Photography in American Social Welfare History: 1897-1943 PETER SzTo University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Social Work This is a study of documentary photography in American social welfare history. The study examines the emergence of photogra- phy as a tool of social policy, and in particular, key practitioners who shaped the perception of American social welfare. Within the social welfare literature, this topic is largely unexamined yet in- valuable to an understanding of American social welfare. Photog- raphy performed a highly instrumental role by providing visual evidence as an innovative way of seeing and analyzing social problems. This image-based approach to social welfare analysis influenced how society viewed itself and the social environment. The goal of this study is to understand this influence by explor- ing the emergence of documentary photography and the practice of documentary photography as a tool of social welfare policy. Key words: social welfare policy, documentary photography, visual evidence Introduction The aim of this study is to examine the role of documen- tary photography in American social welfare history. Special attention is paid to the role documentary photography played in the perception of social problems. According to John Berger (1972), the advent of photography introduced a new way of Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, June 2008, Volume XXXV, Number 2

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