social work

Noun

Meaning

any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

social security sociology welfare social action social welfare public assistance community service social unit social service casework social activism social services social assistance social activity social safety

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Antonyms

private sector

Hypernyms

social service welfare work

Examples

There is only one science, physics: everything else is social work. James D. Watson

I would say that social work began in my mind in the Unitarian Church when I was ten or twelve years old, and I started to do things that I thought would help other people. Roger Nash Baldwin

They had this movie called Juno about a teenage girl who gets pregnant and it's nominated for an Oscar. That's an unusual experience for me, 'cause when a black girl gets pregnant it ain't no Oscar. It's social work and a box of condoms is what that is. D. L. Hughley

Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent. John Mott

Since my retirement, I've spent a lot of time trying to help the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina. A society like this just can't afford an uneducated underclass of citizens. Charles Kuralt

If efforts to do social work are couched in selfish motives, then they will die a premature death. Why would my efforts get politicised? I have values I inherited from my father. He helped many. Anyone, even a postman knocking on our door would get a glass of water and some sweets. Sachin Tendulkar

Close letter words and terms

social whale social whatever social whirl social worker social works social-chauvinism