Reconceptualizing Social Policy Sociological Perspectives On Contemporary Social Policy

Author : Amanda Coffey
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335224555

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EBOOK: Reconceptualizing Social Policy: Sociological Perspectives on Contemporary Social Policy by Amanda Coffey Pdf

How can sociological perspectives help us make sense of contemporary social policy? How has the discipline of social policy engaged in recent sociological debates and developments? This book provides a variety of sociological frameworks for understanding contemporary social policy. It explores how sociological perspectives may be used to theorize, conceptualize and research social policy. Amanda Coffey captures the different ways in which social policy can be understood - as academic discipline, policy process, service provision and lived experience. The book engages with a range of policy areas and client groups, and pays attention to sociodemographic categories such as gender, 'race', class and age. Themes include: The body and processes of embodiment Citizenship and identity Equality and differences Space and time Research and representation Reconceptualizing Social Policy is a key text for students and lecturers in sociology and social policy.

Author : Michael Lavalette,Alan Pratt
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446203576

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Social Policy by Michael Lavalette,Alan Pratt Pdf

The Third Edition of this widely adopted textbook has been thoroughly revised and offers an authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the key theories, concepts and issues in social policy. The lively and readable text has been designed to provide students with the essential tools to gain a clear understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding the discipline. The book is organized into three parts: • Part One offers a detailed but accessible critique of major theoretical approaches such as neo-liberalism, Marxism, feminism and racism; • Part Two explores conceptual debates such as distributive justice and postmodernism; • PArt Three engages with contemporary social policy issues such as children, pensions and the role of New Labour. It also features newly commissioned chapters to reflect recent developments and current debates within social policy. New areas of consideration include: • Citizenship • Post-structuralism • The politics of food • Globalization Student exercises and reading lists feature throughout the text and practical examples are skilfully used to illustrate conceptual and theoretical material, making it the ideal core textbook for undergraduate social policy students, as well as those studying related welfare modules across the social sciences.

Author : Ruth Lister
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447319856

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Understanding theories and concepts in social policy by Ruth Lister Pdf

A central theme of this lively and accessible text is that theory helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. The book combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with the student-friendly format of the Understanding Welfare series. The author uses diverse examples from contemporary social policy to help theoretical arguments come alive. It should provide a key text for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates in social policy and related subjects, as well as their teachers.

Author : Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522526698

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Handbook of Research on Technology Adoption, Social Policy, and Global Integration by Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi Pdf

To remain competitive, businesses must consistently analyze and enhance their management strategies. By utilizing the latest technological tools in the corporate world, organizations can more easily optimize their processes. The Handbook of Research on Technology Adoption, Social Policy, and Global Integration is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly perspectives on the integration of emerging technologies and computational tools in business contexts. Highlighting a range of topics such as micro-blogging, organizational agility, and business information systems, this publication is ideally designed for managers, researchers, academics, students, and professionals interested in the growing presence of technology in the corporate sector.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1736 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781522552024

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Technology Adoption and Social Issues: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

As society continues to experience increases in technological innovations, various industries must rapidly adapt and learn to incorporate these advances. While there are benefits to implementing these technologies, the sociological aspects still need to be considered. Technology Adoption and Social Issues: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is an innovative reference source for the latest academic material on the various effects of technology adoption, implementation, and acceptance. Highlighting a range of topics, such as educational technology, globalization, and social structure, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for academicians, professionals, and researchers who are interested in the latest insights into technology adoption.

Author : Tomlinson, Sally
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335223077

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Race And Education: Policy And Politics In Britain by Tomlinson, Sally Pdf

Provides crucial information on key educational issues, events and conflicts in Britain from the 1960s to the present day.

Author : John E. Tropman
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UCAL:B4310280

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Strategic Perspectives on Social Policy by John E. Tropman Pdf

Author : Nick J. Fox,Pam Alldred
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-04
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781473987388

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Sociology and the New Materialism by Nick J. Fox,Pam Alldred Pdf

Guiding the reader through both theory and application, Fox and Alldred explore the varied uses of "new materialism", a key emerging trend in 21st century thought, in the practice of doing sociology today.

Author : Robert Page
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335234981

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Revisiting the Welfare State by Robert Page Pdf

What was the impact of the Second World War on the development of the welfare state? Did Attlee’s pioneering post-war Labour governments create the welfare state and a socialist society? Was there a welfare consensus between Labour and the Conservatives in the period from 1951 to 1979? Was there a welfare revolution during the Thatcher and Major years? What lies at the heart of New Labour’s welfare policy? In Revisiting the Welfare State, Robert Page provides a persuasive, fresh and challenging account of the British welfare state since 1940. His text re-examines some of the most commonly held assumptions about the post-war welfare state and reignites the debate about its role and purpose. Robert Page starts from the premise that the student of social policy can gain a deeper understanding of the welfare state by studying political and historical accounts of the welfare state, party manifestos, policy documents and political memoirs. Drawing from these sources, he provides a clear guide to the changing role of the state in the provision of welfare since 1940. Each of the five chapters is devoted to a particular theme associated with the post-war welfare state, the last of which focuses on the strategy of the New Labour governments of Tony Blair. Written by one of the leading authorities on contemporary social policy, Revisiting the Welfare State is a stimulating guide to the political history of the post-war welfare state in Britain. It is essential reading for students of social policy, social work, politics and contemporary history. It will also appeal to the general reader who is seeking an accessible guide to the political history of the post-war welfare state.

Author : Shaw, Sandra
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335229246

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Parents, Children, Young People And The State by Shaw, Sandra Pdf

This book provides an exploration of the social policies and practices of the Blair and Brown-led Labour governments in relation to families, children and young people in the United Kingdom.

Author : Cahill, Michael
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335218721

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Transport, Environment And Society by Cahill, Michael Pdf

The environmental consequences of our transport system in the shape of pollution and carbon emissions are well known. Not so clear are the social consequences of contemporary transport and mobility policy. Readers are introduced to the complexity of the relationship between transport and society together with the debates about the social inequalities produced by the transport system and the connection between social inequality, social exclusion and transport disadvantage. This book explores the social inequalities which result from the ways we travel connecting these to the key areas of social policy. Reviewing the evidence on the social impact of transport the book discusses the ways in which a sustainable transport policy could emerge.

Author : Sandra Shaw
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780335240463

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EBOOK: Parents, Children, Young People And The State by Sandra Shaw Pdf

This book provides an exploration of the social policies and practices of the Blair and Brown-led Labour governments in relation to families, children and young people in the United Kingdom. Although not a commentary solely on the policies of New Labour, the book examines Labour's 'Third Way', by widening out the debate to consider family welfare policies in the context of the European Union, globalization and international policy groups such as UNICEF. Within the UK, the Every Child Matters policy agenda provides a context for the areas considered. While there has been considerable improvement in the lives of many children and young people during this period, there have also been many headlines about abuse and failures of the care system. Moreover, the UK is still below the average in terms of child poverty within Europe, and the well-being of children and young people is of concern. The author has taken a rigorous look at policy developments during this period focusing on key areas such as: Health and well-being Child Poverty Risks, rights and responsibilities Young people being 'a risk' and 'at risk' Youth homelessness Looked after children Parents, Children, Young People and the State provides an accessible analysis of this key area for students, lecturers, researchers and policy makers with an interest in the well-being of children and young people now and in the future.

Author : Simon Bradford
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137284969

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Sociology, Youth and Youth Work Practice by Simon Bradford Pdf

How can sociology inform our understanding of young people's experiences? Introducing core theories by drawing on a range of cultural resources - from pioneering research to genre-defining films - this book demonstrates how a sociological imagination can enhance informal educational and social welfare approaches to work with young people.

Author : Michael J. Prince
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773598812

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Struggling for Social Citizenship by Michael J. Prince Pdf

The Canada Pension Plan disability benefit is a monthly payment available to disabled citizens who have contributed to the CPP and are unable to work regularly at any job. Covering the program’s origins, early implementation, liberalization of benefits, and more recent restraint and reorientation of this program, Struggling for Social Citizenship is the first detailed examination of the single largest public contributory disability plan in the country. Focusing on broad policy trends and program developments and highlighting the role of cabinet ministers, members of Parliament, public servants, policy advisors, and other political actors, Michael Prince examines the pension reform agendas and records of the Pearson, Trudeau, Mulroney, Chrétien, Martin, and Harper prime ministerial eras. Shedding light on the immediate world of applicants and clients of the CPP disability benefit, this study reviews academic literature and government documents, features interviews with officials, and provides an analysis of administrative data regarding trends in expenditures, caseloads, decisions, and appeals related to CPP disability benefits. Struggling for Social Citizenship looks into the ways in which disability has been defined in programs and distinguished from ability in given periods, how these distinctions have operated, been administered, contested and regulated, as well as how, through income programs, disability is a social construct and administrative category. Weaving together literature on social policy, political science, and disability studies, Struggling for Social Citizenship produces an innovative evaluation of Canadian citizenship and social rights.

Author : Clarke, John,Bainton, Dave
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447313397

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Making policy move by Clarke, John,Bainton, Dave Pdf

Responding to increasing interest in the movement of policies between places, sites and settings, this timely book presents a critical alternative to approaches centred on ideas of policy transfer, dissemination or learning. Written by key people in the field, it argues that treating policy’s movement as an active process of ‘translation’, in which policies are interpreted, inflected and re-worked as they change location, is of critical importance for studying policy. The book provides an exciting and accessible analytical and methodological foundation for examining policy in this way and will be a valuable resource for those studying policy processes at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Mixing collectively written chapters with individual case studies of policies and practices, the book provides a powerful and productive introduction to rethinking policy studies through translation. It ends with a commitment to the possibilities of thinking and doing ‘policy otherwise’.