Approaches to Welfare

Informationen zum Autor Philip Bean, Stewart MacPherson Klappentext Originally published in 1983 Approaches to Welfare provides a unique introduction to the study of social welfare in Britain. The contributions, by distinguished figures in the field of social welfare and social policy, explore all the dimensions of the study of social welfare demonstrating that not only have social policies changed in the forty years since the establishment of the welfare state, but so too have approaches to their analysis. The contributors consider these changes in relation to a wide range of social welfare issues, illuminating the diversity and variety within the contemporary study of social policy. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1983 Approaches to Welfare provides a unique introduction to the study of social welfare in Britain. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors Introduction 1. The Evolution of Social Administration 2. The Aims and Consequences of Social Policy 3. The Underdevelopment of Social Administration 4. Welfare, Class and Distributive Justice 5. Marxism, the Individual and the Welfare State 6. Women and Social Welfare 7. Policy Making: A Case of Intellectual Progress 8. Development and Disengagement – Social Policy in Britain and Scandinavia 9. Social Assistance and Social Welfare: The Legacy of the Poor Law 10. Social Welfare and the Education of Social Workers 11. Crime and the Welfare State 12. Prevention in the Neighbourhood: Community Social Work on a Council Estate 13. The Gestation of Reform: The Children Act 1948 14. Services for the Mentally Ill: The Death of a Concept 15. Idealism and Realism in Education: 1940and 1980 16. After the Rainbow Sign 17. Utilitarianism and the Welfare State 18. Reflections on the Welfare State Index of Names Subject Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip Macpherson Bean
• Con la collaborazione di: Philip Bean (Editore), Stewart MacPherson (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781138607415
• ISBN: 978-1-138-60741-5
• Pagine: 322
• Serie: Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State; Routledge Library Editions: Welfare and the State
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Social welfare & social services, Social issues & processes, Social welfare and social services, Social and ethical issues, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies