Social Services category: 2206 books
Introduction to social policy analysis
Illuminating welfare
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2016
In this distinctive introduction Stephen Sinclair illuminates the subject of Social Policy by showing readers how Social Policy analysts think about welfare issues and policies. From what influences the decision to have children to how everyday terms such as ‘youth crime’ or ‘poverty’ reveal...
Quality of Life
Concept, Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2006
Quality of life is one of the most important issues facing the world today and is central to the development of social policy.
This innovative book discusses this crucial topic, assessing the criteria for judging attempts to raise quality of life, including the satisfaction of basic and social...
by Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2009
Which underlying problems pose the greatest threat to British society in the 21st century? A hundred years after its philanthropist founder identified poverty, alcohol, drugs and gambling among the social evils of his time, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation initiated a major consultation among leading...
Social Housing in the Middle East
Architecture, Urban Development, and Transnational Modernity
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2019
As oil-rich countries in the Middle East are increasingly associated with soaring skyscrapers and modern architecture, attention is being diverted away from the pervasive struggles of social housing in those same urban settings. Social Housing in the Middle East traces the history of social housing—both...
Exploring welfare debates
Key concepts and questions
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
Visually and pedagogically rich, this wide-ranging introduction to key concepts and debates in welfare uses an innovative, question-based narrative to highlight the importance of theory to understanding welfare. In particular, it: • Introduces concepts that are core to how policy is formulated and...
Child Protection
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2007
Praise for the First Edition:
`All readers will be drawn to the style of the book as well as its content. The structure will make sure that it is not just a "one-off", being read as part of a course of study, but a book which is used frequently as a source of reference' - Child Abuse...
Social Work and the Community
A Critical Context for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2008
How important is the notion of community to skilled social work? This book explores how the concept relates to policy, theory and professional practice. With analysis of contemporary social problems throughout a variety of community settings, this book demonstrates how important community-based approaches are to all social workers today.
by
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
At a time when terms like "The Great Society" and "War against Poverty" are commonly used to indicate growing public awareness of welfare as a concern of national and international policy, and when the advantages of welfare are being questioned and debated in many areas of the...
by
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Fully revised and restructured, this fresh edition offers students and trainee social workers an incisive and authoritative introduction to the subject. As well as entirely new sections on theory and practice, the expert contributions which have shaped the companion’s leading reputation have been...
by
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2002
`A good foundation for those intent on further research' - ChildRight
`It is intelligent, lively, clear, and well written' -Professor Hugh Cunningham, University of Kent at Canterbury
`This is an excellent source book which is up-to-date and covers key debates on childhood in an accessible...
Pandora's Dilemma
Theories of Social Welfare for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
What are the challenges facing social welfare in America? Theories of stakeholders, the policy process, electoral politics, the precariat, child welfare, online education, the devolution of the welfare state, and its sequel, the investment state, illuminate critical factors determining the future...
Analyzing Social Policy
Multiple Perspectives for Critically Understanding and Evaluating Policy
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
From formulation to implementation, an approach to the analysis of social policy through the lens of research
Analyzing Social Policy prepares professionals and students to make better informed decisions related to identifying and understanding the intricacies and potential impact of social...
The Future of Social Protection
What Works for Non-standard Workers?
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
Social protection systems are often still designed for the archetypical full-time dependent employee. Work patterns deviating from this model – be it self-employment or online "gig work" – can lead to gaps in social protection coverage. Globalisation and digitalisation are likely to...
The Other Welfare
Supplemental Security Income and U.S. Social Policy
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
The Other Welfare offers the first comprehensive history of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), from its origins as part of President Nixon’s daring social reform efforts to its pivotal role in the politics of the Clinton administration. Enacted into law in 1972, Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...