
Exploring welfare debates
Key concepts and questions
Gregory(Author)
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 16. May 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-1-4473-2656-4 (ISBN)
Description
This wide-ranging guide to key concepts and debates in welfare uses an innovative, question-based narrative to highlight the importance of theory to understanding social policy. It unpacks common questions and assumptions about the purpose, value and focus of welfare systems and provides students with a comprehensive vocabulary and toolkit for analysing policy examples and developing social science arguments.
Reviews / Votes
"Engaging, well-constructed and thoughtful, this is just the book to get students interested and to make them think." Professor Jane Millar, University of Bath "Lee Gregory draws on his experience of teaching and his enthusiasm for the subject to provide an engaging and accessible guide to the key debates in Social Policy. Students at all levels will find this an inspiring and reliable introduction to the subject." Pete Alcock, Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration, University of Birmingham "Lee Gregory's book reasserts the core importance of the study of social policy to understanding the increasingly complex world that we live in today. I would recommend this as a core text to every social policy student." Christina Pantazis, University of BristolMore details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
33 s/w Abbildungen, 23 s/w Tabellen
23 Tables, black and white; 33 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
495 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-2656-4 (9781447326564)
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Person
Dr Lee Gregory is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Birmingham. Lee's research interests include poverty and inequality as well as theoretical and conceptual debates about welfare provision. He is specifically interested in the role of welfare provision in perpetuating and challenging social problems.
Content
Introduction;
What is welfare and why pursue it?;
Who recieves welfare support, and for what?;
Who should provide welfare support?;
Is universal provision sustainable?;
How does policy shape the experience of welfare support?;
Is the welfare state always in crisis?;
How does risk change the welfare state?;
Is social policy about control?;
Conclusion.
What is welfare and why pursue it?;
Who recieves welfare support, and for what?;
Who should provide welfare support?;
Is universal provision sustainable?;
How does policy shape the experience of welfare support?;
Is the welfare state always in crisis?;
How does risk change the welfare state?;
Is social policy about control?;
Conclusion.