Social Policy
Published on 1. November 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
624 pages
978-0-19-878173-8 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook has been designed for use by undergraduates on social policy, social work and sociology courses, and by students on vocational training courses, including those leading to postgraduate qualifications. The volume covers all the main areas of social policy in 21 chapters, each written by an expert in the field. Readers are introduced to the key evidence and the main questions about social policy and welfare systems. A central objective of the book is to show how social research can inform social policy debates. The book focuses mainly on social policy in the United Kingdom, but frequent comparisons are drawn with developments elsewhere in the European Union and in the United States. All the key terms used in the study of social policy are explained and readers are guided to further reading. The chapters are written in a non-technical way, and accessible and topical examples are highlighted in special boxes. There are numerous tables and figures and the overall presentation is designed to be user-friendly.
The text offers a comprehensive account of current developments in social policy as well as providing students with the facts and the theoretical knowledge they will need to reach their own judgements in a rapidly developing field.
The text offers a comprehensive account of current developments in social policy as well as providing students with the facts and the theoretical knowledge they will need to reach their own judgements in a rapidly developing field.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
figures, boxes, tables
ISBN-13
978-0-19-878173-8 (9780198781738)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
SECTION 1: THE ORIGINS, CHARACTER AND POLITICS OF MODERN SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEMS; Stewart Miller: Social Policy and Social Welfare Systems; Stewart Miller: The Development of Modern Social Welfare Systems; Nick Manning: The Politics of Welfare; SECTION 2: THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT; Nick Manning: Welfare, Ideology and Social Theory; John Baldock: Economics and Social Policy; Mark Liddiard: Social Needs and Patterns of Inequality and Difference; Sarah A. Vickerstaff: Work, Employment and the Production of Welfare; Jan Pahl: The Family and the Production of Welfare; SECTION 3: PLANNING, FINANCING, AND IMPLEMENTING WELFARE POLICIES; Bill Jenkins and Andrew Gray: White Coats and Grey Suits: Professions and Bureaucracy; Bill Jenkins and Andrew Gray: Public Expenditure Decision Making; SECTION 4: DELIVERING WELFARE; Tony Fitzpatrick: Cash Transfers; Sarah Vickerstaff: Education and Training; John Butler and Michael Calnan: Health and Health Policy; Julia Twigg: Social Care; Derek Kirton: The Care and Protection of Children; Chris Pickvance: Housing and Housing Policy; Becky Morley and Tina Eadie: Crime, Justice, and Punishment; Michael Cahill: The Environment and Green Social Policy; Mark Liddiard: Culture and Leisure; SECTION 5: CONSEQUENCES AND OUTCOMES OF SOCIAL POLICY; Chris Pickvance: The Impact of Social Policy; Peter Taylor-Gooby: The Debate About the Future of Social Policy.