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Research Interests:

Social welfare as a social institution, especially historical development of welfare policies and institutions; modernization and social development; migration, immigrants, and ethnic groups in the United States; history of the family; family policy; state and local welfare administration; professionalism; undergraduate programs in social welfare.

Selected Publications:

Leiby, J. (1987). History Of Social Welfare. Encyclopedia of Social Work, (18th edition, Vol. I, pp. 555-577), National Association of Social Workers.

Leiby, J. (1997). Social Work And Social Responsibility, In M. Reisch and E. Gambrill (Eds.), Social work in the 21st century (pp. 359-367), Thousand Oaks, CA, Pine Forge Press (Sage Publications Company).

Leiby, J. (1978). A History Of Social Welfare And Social Work In The United States, Columbia University Press.

Leiby, J. (1967). Charity And Correction In New Jersey: A History Of State Welfare Institutions, Rutgers University Press.

Leiby, J. (1960). Carroll Wright And Labor Reform: The Origin Of Labor Statistics, Harvard University Press.