Understanding Disability Policy

Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities.

About the author

Alan Roulstone is Professor of Applied Social Sciences (Disability Policy) at Northumbria University and Honorary Professor at Swansea University, UK. Alan is a disabled person who has written and researched extensively around disability policy and practice. Simon Prideaux is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy, Sociology & Disability Studies at the University of Leeds, UK. Simon has written extensively on policy issues and policy change, and has current critical interests in the impact of neoliberalist policies on disabled people.

Summary

Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Prideaux, Simon (School of Sociology and Social Policy Prideaux, Alan Roulstone, Alan (University of Leeds) Roulstone
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2012
• EAN: 9781847427380
• ISBN: 978-1-84742-738-0
• No. of pages: 258
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 452 g
• Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series; Understanding Welfare: Social; Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)