The Family Fund (Routledge Revivals)
An Initiative in Social Policy
1st Edition
Published on 12. March 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
234 pages
978-1-138-82191-0 (ISBN)
Description
In The Family Fund, first published in 1980, Bradshaw discusses the introduction of The Family Fund- a grant given to families in response of the discovery of the damages caused by the Thalidomide drug. He examines all aspects of the Fund including its origins, aims, publicity and its future. This text is ideal for students of sociology.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-82191-0 (9781138821910)
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10/2014
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Person
Bradshaw, Jonathan
Content
Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Methods 2. The origins of the Family Fund 3. Organising the Family Fund 4. The work of the Family Fund 5. Take-up of the Family Fund 6. The publicity programme and source of referrals to the Fund 7. The consumer's view of the Fund 8. Relief of stress 9. The relief of burden 10. Cost effectiveness 11. Implicit aims 12. Equity and the Family Fund 13. The boundary problem 14. Adequacy of the Family Fund 15. The future of the Family Fund 16. Conclusion; Appendix 1: Criteria of very severe disability employed by the Family Fund; Appendix 2: The prevalence of children with very severe disabilities in the UK; Notes; Index