Social policy [electronic resource] : theories, concepts and issues / edited by Michael Lavalette and Alan Pratt

Published:: London : SAGE, 2006.
Edition:: 3rd ed.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (vi, 325 pages)
Additional Creators:: Lavalette, Michael and Pratt, Alan

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Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction / Michael Lavalette / Alan Pratt -- 2.Neo-liberalism and social policy / Alan Pratt -- 3.Towards a 'new' social democracy / Alan Pratt -- 4.Marxism and welfarism / Michael Lavalette -- 5.Feminist critiques of social policy / Kath Woodward -- 6.Racism and social policy / Laura Penketh -- 7.Distributive justice and social policy / Brian Lund -- 8.Citizenship, social solidarity and social policy / Jonathan Pratt -- 9.Cultural turns, post-structuralism and social policy / Beth Widdowson -- 10.Living in a material world : postmodernism and social policy / Iain Ferguson -- 11.Children, social policy and the state : the dichotomy of care and control / Stephen Cunningham / Jo Tomlinson -- 12.'Demographic time bomb', or 'apocalyptic demography' : the great pensions debate / Stephen Cunningham -- 13.Social policy and the politics of food / Laura Penketh -- 14.Wage supplementation, social policy and the state : from the old poor law to new Labour / Alan Pratt -- 15.New Labour and the management of welfare / Gerry Mooney.

Summary:

Accessible and comprehensive, this introduction to social policy will help students to develop a full and critical understanding of the discipline. Suitable for students, academics and professionals in social policy and social welfare.

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ISBN:

9781446280386 (ebook)

Audience Notes:

Specialized.

Note:

Previous ed.: 2001.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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