Postmodernity And The Fragmentation Of Welfare

Author : John Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134712984

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Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare by John Carter Pdf

Postmodern ideas have been vastly influential in the social sciences and beyond. However, their impact on the study of social policy has been minimal. Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare analyses the potential for a postmodern or cultural turn in welfare as it treats postmodernity as an evolving canon -from the seminal works of Baudrillard, Foucault and Lyotard, through to recent theories of the 'risk society'. Already disorientated by globalisation, new technologies and the years of new right ascendancy, welfare faces a significant challenge in the postmodern. It suggests that, rather than universality and state provision, the new social policy will be consumerised and fragmented -a welfare state of ambivalence. With contributions from authors coming from a variety of fields offering very different perspectives on postmodernity and welfare Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare also keeps social policy's intellectual inheritance in view. By exploring ways in which theorisations of postmodernity might improve understanding of welfare issues in the 1990s and assessing the relevance of theories of diversity and difference to mainstream and critical social policy traditions, this book will be and essential text for all students of social policy, social administration, social work and sociology.

Author : J. (ed.) Carter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1180898072

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Author : John Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134712991

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Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare by John Carter Pdf

Postmodern ideas have been vastly influential in the social sciences and beyond. However, their impact on the study of social policy has been minimal. Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare analyses the potential for a postmodern or cultural turn in welfare as it treats postmodernity as an evolving canon -from the seminal works of Baudrillard, Foucault and Lyotard, through to recent theories of the 'risk society'. Already disorientated by globalisation, new technologies and the years of new right ascendancy, welfare faces a significant challenge in the postmodern. It suggests that, rather than universality and state provision, the new social policy will be consumerised and fragmented -a welfare state of ambivalence. With contributions from authors coming from a variety of fields offering very different perspectives on postmodernity and welfare Postmodernity and the Fragmentation of Welfare also keeps social policy's intellectual inheritance in view. By exploring ways in which theorisations of postmodernity might improve understanding of welfare issues in the 1990s and assessing the relevance of theories of diversity and difference to mainstream and critical social policy traditions, this book will be and essential text for all students of social policy, social administration, social work and sociology.

Author : Peter Leonard
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1997-07-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0803976100

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Postmodern Welfare by Peter Leonard Pdf

'Postmodern Welfare' places postmodernism firmly on the agenda of contemporary debates about the welfare state. It is the first book to explain systematically the significance of postmodernism for understanding social welfare.

Author : John R Gibbins,Bo Reimer
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1999-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0761952233

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The Politics of Postmodernity by John R Gibbins,Bo Reimer Pdf

What happens to politics in the postmodern condition? The Politics of Postmodernity is a political tour de force that addresses this key contemporary question. Politics in postmodernity is carefully contextualized by relating its specific sphere - the polity - to those of the economic, social, technological and cultural. The authors confront globalization and the notion of postmodernity as disorganized capitalism. They analyze the role of the mass media, the changing ways in which politics is used, the role of the state and the progressive potential of politics in postmodern times. Closing with a postscript on the future of the discipline of political science, this book offers a profound yet highly accessible account

Author : David N. Weisstub,Guillermo Díaz Pintos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781402058417

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Autonomy and Human Rights in Health Care by David N. Weisstub,Guillermo Díaz Pintos Pdf

This book offers a group of essays published in memory of David Thomasma, one of the leading humanists in the field of bioethics during the twentieth century. The authors represent many different countries and disciplines throughout the globe. The volume deals with the pressing issue of how to ground a universal bioethics in the context of the conflicted world of combative cultures and perspectives.

Author : Ruth Lister,Ruth Patrick,Kate Brown
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447338390

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Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy by Ruth Lister,Ruth Patrick,Kate Brown Pdf

Demonstrating the relevance of theory to political and policy debates and practice, this lively and accessible second edition helps students to grasp the real-life implications of social policy theory. The updated text includes consideration of contemporary shifts in welfare ideologies in the context of global austerity and the UK Coalition and Conservative governments since 2010. With a new chapter focusing on critical debates about disability, sexuality and the environment, this textbook also includes fresh reflections on migration, conditionality, resilience, social justice and human rights. Key features include: • real-life examples from UK and international politics and policy to explain and illuminate the significance of social policy theory; • key questions for student reflection and engagement; and • bulleted chapter summaries and annotated further readings at the end of every chapter. This new edition is a dynamic, engaging and valuable introduction to the key theoretical perspectives and concepts deployed in social policy.

Author : David Banks,Michael Purdy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134679744

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Health and Exclusion by David Banks,Michael Purdy Pdf

Health and Exclusion is a pioneering examination of those policies and practices of exclusion currently experienced by health 'customers' in the UK. Chapters document examples of exclusion in a number of controversial areas, including: *the impact of poverty on the health of children *exclusion in maternity care *exclusion of those with mental health problems *exclusion of the elderly in health care *the silenced voice of the patient *barriers to recruitment and advancement within the health professions. The authors challenge whether New Labour policies sufficiently address the inequalities in health experienced by some sectors of society. Moreover they suggest that health professionals at times actively contribute to exclusion and suggest strategies and practices to combat marginalisation and resist exclusion.

Author : Mark Cowling,Paul Reynolds
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781351920711

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Making Sense of Sexual Consent by Mark Cowling,Paul Reynolds Pdf

The issue of sexual consent has stimulated much debate in the last decade. The contributors to this illuminating volume make sense of sexual consent from various conceptual standpoints: socio-legal, post-structural, philosophical and feminist. The volume comprises a range of studies, all based around consent within a specific context such as criminal justice, homosexuality, sadomasochism, prostitution, male rape, learning disabilities, sexual ethics, and the age of consent. It is the first collection to publish exclusively on issues of sexual consent, and both makes sense of sexual consent in contemporary society and guides debate towards better consent standards and decisions in the future. Making Sense of Sexual Consent will excite considerable discussion amongst academics, professionals and all those who think that freedom to make decisions about our sexual selves is important. It will set the agenda for debate on sexual consent into the 21st Century.

Author : Donna Dustin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317024347

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The McDonaldization of Social Work by Donna Dustin Pdf

Based upon George Ritzer's McDonaldization of Society thesis and incorporating aspects of social theory, this book examines the introduction of care management to social work practice. Donna Dustin analyzes care management as an example of the managerial application of efficiency, calculability, predictability and control to social work practice. These principles, put to good use in organizations that produce tangible outputs at a profit, are being increasingly applied in non-profit public sector organizations where the outcomes require intangibles such as professional relationships. The author examines whether the McDonaldization process heightens dilemmas such as cost versus rights for professionals working in the social services. Using social theory to frame her research with care managers and their managers in the UK, the author examines the day-to-day implications of care management for social work practice and questions whether the construction of service users as customers contributes to empowering practice. The book's in-depth analysis of the policy background, implementation and practice of care management will resonate with social workers in other national contexts, such as the US, where the care management model has been introduced.

Author : lisahunter,Elke Emerald,Gregory Martin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789400744264

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Participatory Activist Research in the Globalised World by lisahunter,Elke Emerald,Gregory Martin Pdf

Action research was conceived as a method of collaborative, self-reflective problem-solving in a community context. Yet many believe it has evolved too far away from its original, directly activist roots. As a direct response to calls for a rejuvenation of the social agenda of ‘action research’, this volume provides an all-inclusive road map to generating and implementing politically active grass-roots research activities. It is a priceless practical guide for the newly minted researcher wanting to make a tangible difference in their profession and in the world. Where some action research models have been criticized for losing focus on the participatory and social justice roots of this type of research, this book puts social justice activism squarely center stage, guiding the researcher through the theoretical, methodological and practical considerations and constraints of developing, implementing and sustaining research in the cultural professions. Lcating and contextualizing the history and theory of action research, critical theory and other related methodologies and concepts, this volume takes the reader on a journey that begins with the formation of a question, puzzle or research idea right through to the publication of a report on your finished project. Including discrete sections on every stage in the process, from generating a social justice activism agenda, through forming a team and empowering participants, to ensuring the implementation of your agenda and publishing and disseminating your work. Engaging their readers with a fresh acronym, PAtR—Participatory Activist Research—the authors give fresh impetus to those looking for a systematic way to understand and shape practice in their daily work, their profession and their world. This is an outstanding book that represents a critical research process sorely needed in the academy today. Any researcher interested in making an intervention into the egregious social conditions wrought by neoliberal capitalism would do well to read this book. An important contribution to the literature on research methodology. Peter McLaren, Professor, School of Critical Studies in Education, University of Auckland This is an outstanding book that represents a critical research process sorely needed in the academy today. Any researcher interested in making an intervention into the egregious social conditions wrought by neoliberal capitalism would do well to read this book. An important contribution to the literature on research methodology. Peter McLaren, Professor, School of Critical Studies in Education, University of Auckland

Author : Ian Barns,Janice Dudley,Patricia Harris,Alan Petersen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08-05
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781134739653

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Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy by Ian Barns,Janice Dudley,Patricia Harris,Alan Petersen Pdf

Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy shows how poststructuralist ideas can be usefully applied in the areas of welfare, health, education and science and technology policy, making particular reference to the theme of citizenship. The impact of poststructuralism on thinking in the social sciences and humanities over the last decade has been profound. However, to date, there has been little systematic analysis of the implications of poststructuralism for the critical analysis of social policy. Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy will provide essential reading for students and researchers working in the areas of welfare studies, the sociology of health and medicine, political studies, social work, social administration and education.

Author : Steve Rogowski
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447353157

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Social Work by Steve Rogowski Pdf

Rogowski’s second edition of this bestselling textbook responds to the major changes to social work practice since the first edition was published. It is fully revised and updated to include new material that is essential for students and practising social workers today. Taking a critical perspective, Rogowski evaluates social work’s development, nature and rationale over approximately 150 years. He explores how neoliberalism is at the core of the profession’s crisis and calls for progressive, critical and radical changes to social work policy and practices based on social justice and social change. This new edition is substantially updated to explore: • the impact of austerity policies since 2010; • failures to realise the progressive possibilities which followed the death of ‘Baby P’; • contemporary examples of critical and radical practice. It also includes a range of student-friendly features including chapter summaries, key learning and discussion points, and further reading.

Author : Pete Alcock,Tina Haux,Margaret May,Sharon Wright
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 595 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781118965979

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The Student's Companion to Social Policy by Pete Alcock,Tina Haux,Margaret May,Sharon Wright Pdf

This fully updated and expanded edition of the bestselling Student’s Companion to Social Policy charts the latest developments, research, challenges, and controversies in the field in a concise, authoritative format. Provides students with the analytical base from which to investigate and evaluate key concepts, perspectives, policies, and outcomes at national and international levels Features a new section on devolution and social policy in the UK; enhanced discussion of international and comparative issues; and new coverage of ‘nudge’-based policies, austerity politics, sustainable welfare, working age conditionality, social movements, policy learning and transfer, and social policy in the BRIC countries Offers essential information for anyone studying social policy, from undergraduates on introductory courses to those pursuing postgraduate or professional programmes Accompanied by updated online resources to support independent learning and skill development with chapter overviews, study questions, guides to key sources and career opportunities, a key term glossary, and more Written by a team of experts working at the forefront of social policy

Author : Stephen Jeffares
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030540845

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The Virtual Public Servant by Stephen Jeffares Pdf

With recent advances and investment in artificial intelligence, are we on the verge of introducing virtual public servants? Governments around the world are rapidly deploying robots and virtual agents in healthcare, education, local government, social care, and criminal justice. These advances not only promise unprecedented levels of control and convenience at a reduced cost but also claim to connect, to empathise, and to build trust. This book documents how—after decades of designing out costly face to face transactions, investment in call centres, and incentivising citizens to self-service—the tech industry is promising to re-humanise our frontline public services. It breaks out of disciplinary silos and moves us on from the polarised hype vs. fear discussion on the future of work. It does so through in-depth Q-methodology interviews with a wide range of frontline public servants, from doctors to librarians, from social workers to school receptionists, and from police officers to call handlers. The first of its kind, this book should be of interest across the social sciences and to anyone concerned with how recent measures to digitise and automate our services are paving the way for the development of full-blown AI in frontline work.