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The basic ecology of human groups--the relationship between the distribution of population and material resources and the resultant social and cultural patterns--is a subject which has occasioned far more talk than down-to-earth research. Filling this gap, George Sternlieb and Bernard Indik consider one dimension of human ecology-- the interplay between housing and outlook, between the physical realities of a dwelling unit and the attitudes and responses of its inhabitants. Their book, The Ecology of Welfare, presents a detailed description of the housing and housing problems of one special subgroup-New York City's welfare recipients in the 1970's.

Bernard P. Indik was distinguished professor in the Graduate School of Social Work at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. He has written numerous articles, papers, and monographs reporting on his research including Newark, New Jersey: Population and Labor Force, Motivation to Work, The Selection of Trainees under the Manpower Development and Training Act and The -Mack Truck Worker- The Impact of His Job Loss 2 1/2 Years Later.

George Sternlieb is the founder and former director of the Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University. He is a member of the Census Advisory Committee on Population Statistics, a trustee of the Urban Land Institute, and has served on a number of presidential task forces on urban development.