Rethinking social policy / edited by Gail Lewis, Sharon Gewirtz, and John Clarke.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, Gail, 1951-

Gewirtz, Sharon, 1964-

Clarke, John, 1950-

Open University.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Physical Description:

x, 358 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Open University in association with SAGE Publications, 2000.

Summary:

Rethinking Social Policy is a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the complex mixture of problems and possibilities within the study of social policy. Contributors at the cutting edge of social policy analysis reflect upon the implications of new social and theoretical movements for welfare and the study of social policy. Topics covered include: criminology and crime control; race, class and gender; poverty and sexuality; the body and the emotions; violence; work and welfare in Europe. Examples are drawn from a variety of welfare sectors such as: social services and community care, health, education, employment, and criminal justice. This is a course reader for The Open University course (D860) Rethinking Social Practice.

Notes:

"Outcome of a seminar series held at the Open University between October 1998 and March 1999"--Introd.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0761967540

0761967559

OCLC:

43419389