THE "SOCIAL QUESTION," 1820–1920

In: Modern intellectual history: MIH, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 747-775

Abstract

In 1921, John A. Ryan, a priest and professor at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and one of his students, the Reverend Raymond McGowan, publishedA Catechism of the Social Question. The first question in it reads, "What do we mean by the social question?" Answer: "Aquestiondenotes a problem or a difficulty which demands solution. A social question is one that concerns society, or a social group. The social question means certain evils and grievances affecting the wage-earning classes, and calling for removal or remedy."