An introduction to social policy / edited by Peter Dwyer and Sandra Shaw.
Material type: TextPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE 2013Description: xvii, 206 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781446207598 (pbk.) :
- 9781446207598 (paperback)
- 1446207595 (paperback)
- 9781446207581 (hardback)
- 1446207587 (hardback)
- 361.61 DWY
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Key concepts -- 1.Welfare. John Hudson -- 2.Social justice. Peter Dwyer -- 3.Social exclusion. Mel Walker -- 4.Difference and diversity. Mel Walker -- 5.Health and well-being. Margaret Coffey and Lindsey Dugdill -- Part 2.Policy and the life course -- 6.Families and children. Sandra Shaw -- 7.Young people. Sandra Shaw -- 8.Older people. Rita Haworth -- 9.Death and the end of life. Karen Kinghorn -- Part 3.Comparative and suprantional dimensions of policy -- 10.Devolution in the UK. Karen Kinghorn -- 11.Comparative welfare. Sandra Shaw -- 12.The European Union and social policy. Paul Copeland -- 13.Global social policy: globalized health policy. Sandra Shaw -- 14.Social policy and the environment. Anya Ahmed.
Exploring essential topics, this text covers themes and issues for students studying social policy or related disciplines such as sociology, social work, or nursing and social care.