Social Policy Theories, Concepts and Issues

Name: Social Policy Theories, Concepts and Issues
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ISBN: 9781412901710

ISBN-10: 1412901715

ISBN-13: 9781412901710

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Michael Lavalette, Alan Pratt

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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. This lively and readable text has been designed to provide students with the essential tools to gain a clear understanding of the main theoretical debates surrounding the discipline. The book is organized into three sections: Section One offers a detailed but accessible critique of major theoretical approaches such as neo-liberalism, Marxism, feminism and racism; Section Two explores conceptual debates such as distributive justice and postmodernism; Section Three engages with contemporary social…

Book details

List price: $69.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Limited
Publication date: 12/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 7.30" wide x 9.10" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Theoretical Approaches


Neo-Liberalism and Social Policy


Towards a 'New' Social Democracy


Marxism and Welfarism


Feminist Critiques of Social Policy


Racism and Social Policy


Conceptual Debates In Social Policy


Distributive Justice and Social Policy


Citizenship, Social Solidarity and Social Policy


Cultural Turns, Post-Structuralism and Social Policy


Living in a Material World


Postmodernism and Social Policy


Some Contemporary Social Policy Issues


Children, Social Policy and the State


The Dichotomy of Care and Control


'Demographic Time Bomb', or 'Apocalyptic Demography'


The Great Pensions Debate


Social Policy and the Politics of Food


Wage Supplementation, Social Policy and the State


From then Old Poor Law to New Labour


New Labour and the Management of Welfare


Globalization and Social Policy