Social Policy and Social Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience in Europe / Birgit Bütow, María Luisa Gómez Jiménez

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bütow, Birgit Prof. Dr., Editor.

Gómez Jiménez, María Luisa, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sozial-Politik.

Resilienz.

Europa.

Local Subjects:

Sozial-Politik.

Resilienz.

Europa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leverkusen Verlag Barbara Budrich 2015

Language Note:

English

Biography/History:

Prof. Dr. Birgit Bütow Fachvereich Sozialwesen, Fachhochschule Jena Prof. Dr. María Luisa Gómez Jiménez, Facultad de Derecho. Universidad de Málaga.

Summary:

There are two tendencies in present public discussions.Social problems have their causes in the individual, and are thus not a problem of socio-economic inequality. Consequently, we find an increasing policy in Europe of selfactivation and self-help as substitutes of social work. On the other hand, new types of social vulnerability and challenges for social work and social policy are detected which are discussed in the book in their European dimensions. Beginning in the last century in Europe, processes of social exclusion are discussed as common phenomena of the crisis in social welfare systems. They have their origins in the radical changes in paid employment, the weakening of family ties, and the increasing incapability of the welfare state to promote social inclusion. New types of ,social vulnerabilities’ are emerging - containing chances as well as risks. They are discussed in two ways. On the one hand the implementation of indicator-based management systems of social services is attempted, which implies a range of chances and risks in ethical and professional self-image. On the other hand there are self-help movements, social networks and other social types of resilience – which are often a complement or support to Social Work. Yet there is a policy to substitute Social Work by a strategy of self-activation. Both developments are signs of the present and indicators of the future of Social Work. They show the necessity of clarifying the social and political scopes and prospects of Social Work in societies at the crossroads of enhancing civility, human development and social security or overburden the vulnerable, who face new dimensions of psychological, ecological and economic distress. This book is an attempt to bring together several European discussions concerning Social Work and social politics.

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Contents:

Cover; Social Policy and Social Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience in Europe; Content; Social Policy and Social Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience in Europe; Introduction; Origins and contexts; The authors and the process of publishing; The main contents - an introduction into the book; Thanks; References; I. Social and Political Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience; Vulnerability and Resilience in a Post-Entitlement Era; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of Key Terms; 3. Explanations for Differences in U.S. Social Welfare

4. Contrasting the Aims and Objectives of Welfare Policy5. Convergence Theory and the Future of the Welfare State in Developed Nations; 6. Conclusion; References; Characteristics and Challenges for a Comprehensive WelfareState Model - the Case of the Nordic Welfare States; 1. The Nordic Countries in a European Context; 2. The Notion of the Welfare State; 3. Welfare State Typologies; 4. Characteristics of the Nordic Welfare Model; 5. Challenges to the Nordic Model; 6. A Political Perspective on Challenges to the Nordic Welfare Model; 7. Conclusions; References

The Feasibility of a Basic Income Implications for Social Policy and Social Work1. From Wage-Labor to Citizenship and Social Rights; 2. Is the Development of Productivity Making Human Labor Superfluous?; 3. Is It Possible to Introduce a Basic Income That Is not Dependent on Work?; 3.1 Negative Income Tax; 3.2 A Social Dividend; 4. 'Guarantism:' The Fourth Way of Welfare State Development towards an 'Alternative' Society; 5. Social Policy and Social Work in a Basic Income Perspective; References

The Dependency Act - Some Notes Regarding the Interrelations between Housing and Social Services for Senior Citizens in Spain1. Accessibility and Resilience of seniors in the Spanish Law; 2. The Spanish Dependency Act, 39/2006; 3. Residential Options for the Elderly: Looking at Spanish Residencesor Homes for the Elderly as an Option; References; II. Concept of Social Vulnerability and Resilience in Social Work Practice; Social Work and Resilience - Trends and Synergies; Introduction; 2. Resilience in Social Work; 2.1 Existence and Intensity of Resilience Factors in Social Work

2.2 Exposure to Adversity in Social Work2.3 The Interaction Process in Social Work as a Path to Resilience; 3. Conclusions; References; Resilience Concept Revision and Contributions to Social Intervention; 1. Introduction; 2. Resilience Conceptualization; 3. Research in Resilience - Contributions to Social Intervention; 4. Conclusion; References; Empowerment with Multi-Problem Families in the Netherlands. A Report on Practical Experiences; 1. Multi-Problem Families; 2. Approach by the Social Worker; 2.1 Get in Touch with the Family; 2.2 Empowerment

2.3 Working with a Continuous Theme of Empowerment

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

9783847404545

3847404547

Publisher Number:

9783847404545