Origins of British Social Policy

Informationen zum Autor Pat Thane Klappentext Originally published in 1978 The Origins of British Social Policy stresses the complexity of conscious and unconscious influences upon policy, which include such political imperatives as the wish to maintain social order, to and to preserve and strengthen the family as a central social institution. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1978 The Origins of British Social Policy stresses the complexity of conscious and unconscious influences upon policy, which include such political imperatives as the wish to maintain social order, to and to preserve and strengthen the family as a central social institution. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1. Introduction 2. Ratepayers and Social Policy 3. The Later Years of the Workhouse 1890-1929 4. 'Poplarism' 1894-1930 5. Non-Contributory Versus Insurance Pensions 1878-1908 6. Employers' Attitude to Social Policy and the Concept of Social Control, 1900-1920 7. 'Social Control' and the Modernisation of Social Policy, 1890-1929 8. Unemployment and Unemployment Policies in Glasgow 1890-1905 9. Family Allowances and Less Eligibility Notes on Contributors Index

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• Authors: Pat Thane
• Assisted by: Pat Thane (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138602069
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60206-9
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State; Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories