Welfare theory : an introduction / Tony Fitzpatrick ; consultant editor, Jo Campling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzpatrick, Tony, 1966-

Contributor:

Campling, Jo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy--Philosophy.

Social policy.

Public welfare--Philosophy.

Public welfare.

Physical Description:

xvi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.

Summary:

Social policy debates often get lost in highly technical discussions and in the squabbles of day-to-day politics. This book engages at an introductory level with a tradition of thought that offers an alternative approach. It reviews the concepts of welfare, equality, liberty and citizenship, key political and sociological themes, old and new welfare ideologies, as well as recent theoretical developments including globalization, postmodernism and risk society. It will be of interest to Social Policy undergraduates and to those Politics, Sociology and Philosophy undergraduates who are studying the welfare state.

Contents:

1 Welfare 1

1.1 The Two Utopias of Social Policy 1

1.2 What is Welfare Theory? 3

1.3 What is Welfare? 5

1.4 Three Important Distinctions 9

1.5 Social Welfare 11

1.6 Public Goods 13

1.7 The Prisoners' Dilemma 15

1.8 Rational Choice Theory 16

1.9 Collective Action 18

2 Equality 21

2.2 Why Support Social Equality? 23

2.3 Social Equality and Individual Liberty 24

2.4 Equality of What? 26

2.5 Social and Distributive Justice 29

2.6 Social Policy and Equality 34

2.7 Recent Developments 38

3 Liberty 41

3.1 Introducing Liberty 41

3.2 Crude Libertarianism 42

3.3 The Invisible Hand 43

3.4 Nozick and Hayek 45

3.5 Equality versus Liberty? 47

3.6 More Perspectives on Freedom 51

3.7 Negative and Positive Liberty 53

3.8 Recent Developments 54

4 Citizenship 58

4.2 Rights 59

4.3 Marshall and Social Rights 60

4.4 Social Obligations 62

4.5 Liberalism and Communitarianism 63

4.6 Four Ideals of Citizenship 65

4.7 Inclusion and Exclusion 70

4.8 Equality and Difference 71

4.9 Gendered Citizenship 72

4.10 Recent Developments 74

5 Key Political Concepts 78

5.1 The State 78

5.2 Power 85

5.3 Poverty and Social Exclusion 90

5.4 Human Nature 95

6 Key Sociological Concepts 101

6.1 Society 102

6.2 Class 103

6.3 Social Movements 115

7 Welfare Ideologies 120

7.1 Radical Right 120

7.2 Conservatism 124

7.3 Social Democracy 128

7.4 Marxism 133

8 'New' Social Divisions 139

8.1 Feminism 139

8.2 Anti-racism 145

8.3 Models of Dis/ability 149

8.4 Ageism 152

8.5 Sexuality 154

9 Recent Economic Developments 157

9.1 Post-industrialism 157

9.2 Post-Fordism 159

9.3 Globalisation 163

10 Recent Theoretical Developments 176

10.1 Postmodernism and Post-structuralism 176

10.2 Communitarianism 181

10.3 Environmentalism 184

10.4 Risk Society 187

10.5 Information and Communication Technologies 189

10.6 Social Control and Surveillance 191

10.7 The Body 192

10.8 New Genetics 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-217) and index.

ISBN:

0333778421

033377843X

OCLC:

46785325