Reconceptualizing Social Policy: Sociological Perspectives on - Contemporary Social Polic

Informationen zum Autor Amanda Coffey is based at the University of Cardiff! UK. Klappentext 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 embodimentCitizenship and identityEquality and differencesSpace and time Research and representationReconceptualizing Social Policy is a key text for students and lecturers in sociology and social policy. Zusammenfassung Reconceptualizing Social Policy captures the different ways in which social policy can be understood. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's foreword Introduction Sociological Theory and Thinking Social Policy! Feminism and Postmodern Times Social Policy! Citizenship and Identity Social Policy! Equality and Difference Social Policy and the Body Time! Space and Social Policy Researching Social Policy Representing Social Policy

Product details

• Authors: Coffey, Amanda Coffey, Amanda Jane Coffey, Professor Amanda Coffey
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.09.2004
• EAN: 9780335206292
• ISBN: 978-0-335-20629-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Introducing Social Policy (Pap; Introducing Social Policy (Pap
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research