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The Student's Companion to Social Policy

6. Aufl.

von: Pete Alcock, Tina Haux, Vikki McCall, Margaret May
33,99 €
Verlag:	Wiley-Blackwell
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	27.04.2022
ISBN/EAN:	9781119744887
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	544

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The new edition of the bestselling guide to the issues students will encounter in the study of social policy in both the UK and abroad Fully updated and expanded, the sixth edition of The Student’s Companion to Social Policy remains the most accessible and comprehensive review of UK and comparative social policy available for undergraduate students. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this authoritative textbook covers all the perspectives, debates, issues and challenges in both the theory and practice of social policy. The latest edition reflects the most recent developments in the discipline and in social policy-making. New and revised chapters examine critical topics such as the policy agenda of the UK government elected in 2019 and the implications of globalization, climate change, Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. A wealth of new and revised illustrative material, including additional problem-centred review and assignment questions, enhance students’ learning and comprehension whilst encouraging them to reflect on and reconsider the issues raised in each social policy discussion. A timely, issue-driven overview for students to draw upon throughout their studies, this acclaimed textbook: <ul> <li>Provides the analytical foundation necessary to investigate and evaluate the key concepts and perspectives central to the study of social policy</li> <li>Presents up-to-date coverage of policy formation and outcomes, national and international debates and the challenges and choices facing societies</li> <li>Features new and revised coverage of key issues including international and comparative developments, austerity and post-austerity policies in the UK and devolved administrations, public attitudes to welfare and sustainability challenges</li> <li>Offers a range of pedagogical tools such as boxed 5-point summary overviews, “Emerging Issues” sections, guides to further resources and chapter review questions</li> </ul> The Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Sixth Edition is essential reading for all those on Social Policy courses, whether specialising in the subject or studying it as part of another programme across the social sciences at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Notes on Contributors xi Introduction 1 Part I Concepts and Approaches 3 1 What is Social Policy? 5 Pete Alcock 2 Researching Social Policy 11 Vikki McCall 3 Social Needs, Social Problems, Social Welfare and Well-being 18 Nick Manning 4 Equality, Rights and Social Justice 24 Peter Taylor-Gooby 5 Human Rights and Equality 31 Deirdre Flanigan and Alison Hosie 6 Efficiency, Equity and Choice 38 Carol Propper 7 Citizenship 45 Peter Dwyer 8 Changing Behaviour 52 Jessica Pykett Part II Key Perspectives 59 9 Neoliberalism 61 Nick Ellison 10 The Conservative Tradition 67 Hugh Bochel 11 Social Democracy 73 Robert M. Page 12 The Socialist Perspective 79 Hartley Dean 13 Feminist Perspectives 86 Shona Hunter 14 Social Movements 92 Louisa Parks 15 Postmodernist Perspectives 98 Enrico Reuter Part III Historical Context 105 16 Nineteenth-century Beginnings 107 Bernard Harris 17 The Liberal Era and the Growth of State Welfare 113 Lee Gregory 18 The Modern Welfare State, 1940–1974 119 Robert M. Page 19 Crisis, Retrenchment and the Impact of Neoliberalism, 1976–1997 125 Howard Glennerster 20 Modernisation and the Third Way, 1997–2010 131 Martin Powell 21 Austerity Politics and Beyond 137 Martin Powell Part IV Devolution and Social Policy in the United Kingdom 143 22 Social Policy and Devolution 145 Richard Parry 23 Social Policy in Northern Ireland 152 Ann Marie Gray and Derek Birrell 24 Social Policy in Scotland 159 Lynne Poole 25 Social Policy in Wales 166 Paul Chaney Part V Contemporary Context and Challenges 173 26 The Climate Change and Sustainability Challenge 175 Adeline Otto 27 The Demographic Challenge 182 Jane Falkingham and Athina Vlachantoni 28 The Economic Context 190 Kevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving 29 The Role of Religion 197 Rana Jawad 30 Divisions and Difference 203 Peter Matthews and Sharon Wright 31 ‘Race’, Minority Ethnic Groups and Social Welfare 209 Steve Iafrati 32 Poverty and Social Exclusion 216 Simon Pemberton and Gerardo Javier Arriaga-García 33 The Distribution of Welfare 222 John Hills Part VI Welfare Production and Provision 229 34 State Welfare 231 Catherine Bochel 35 Paying for Welfare 237 Howard Glennerster 36 Taxation and Social Policy 244 Micheál L. Collins, Sally Ruane and Adrian Sinfield 37 Commercial Welfare 252 Chris Holden 38 Occupational Welfare 258 Margaret May 39 Civil Society Organisations and Welfare 266 Rob Macmillan 40 Informal Welfare 272 Stacey Rand 41 Welfare Users and Social Policy 280 Catherine Needham Part VII Welfare Governance 287 42 The Policy Process 289 Hugh Bochel 43 Managing and Delivering Welfare 295 Ian Greener 44 Accountability for Welfare 301 Jackie Gulland 45 Local and Regional Governance 308 Guy Daly and Howard Davis Part VIII Welfare Domains 315 46 Income Maintenance and Social Security 317 Stephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson 47 Employment 324 Adam Whitworth and Eleanor Carter 48 Healthcare 331 Catherine Marchand 49 Public Health 338 Tina Haux 50 Education in Schools 345 Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey 51 Lifelong Learning and Training 352 Claire Callender 52 Housing 359 David Mullins and Halima Sacranie 53 Social Care 366 Jon Glasby 54 Criminal Justice 373 Tim Newburn Part IX Experiencing Welfare 381 55 Experiences of Working-age Benefits 383 Ruth Patrick 56 Family Policy 389 Tina Haux 57 Children 395 Kitty Stewart 58 Young People 401 Aniela Wenham and Bob Coles 59 Older People 408 Kate Hamblin 60 Disability 414 Mark Priestley 61 Migrants 420 Rebecca E. Murray Part X International and Comparative Context 427 62 Comparative and International Analysis 429 Margaret May 63 Policy Learning and Transfer 436 Laura Bainbridge and John Hudson 64 The European Union and Social Policy 442 Linda Hantrais 65 Social Policy in Europe 449 Daniel Clegg 66 Social Policy in the United States 455 Phillip M. Singer and Scott L. Greer 67 Social Policy in East Asia 462 Misa Izuhara and Wenjing Zhang 68 Social Policy in the BRICS countries 469 Rebecca Surender and Amrit Virk 69 Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) 476 Rana Jawad 70 Social Policy in Low-income Countries 485 Patricia Kennett and Angelique Retief 71 Globalisation, International Organisations and Social Policy 494 Nicola Yeates Appendix: The Social Policy Association (SPA) 501 Index 503

Autorenportrait

Pete Alcock is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the University of Birmingham, UK. He retired in 2016 after teaching and researching in the field for over forty years, and his research covered the fields of poverty and anti-poverty policy, social security, and the role of the UK third sector. He is author and editor of a number of leading books on social policy including Why we need Welfare: Collective Action for the Common Good, (2016), Social Policy in Britain (5th edition, with L. Gregory, due 2022), International Social Policy: Welfare Regimes in the Developed World (2nd edition, 2009, with G. Craig), and Understanding Poverty (3rd edition, 2006). Tina Haux is Director of the Centre for Children and Families at The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in London, UK. She is author of The Impact of Social Policy Scholars (2017), and has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Social Policy (2015-2017) and Social Policy & Society (2011-2014). Her main research interests are family policy, welfare-to-work, social justice, evidence-based policy-making and, increasingly, longitudinal research methods. Vikki McCall is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Housing at the University of Stirling, UK. She is co-author of the book The Role of Today’s Museum (2020, with C. Gray), and serves on the editorial board of Social Policy & Society and on the Social Policy Association Executive Committee. Her research interests include housing, ageing, volunteers, devolution, poverty, inequality, gender, social problems, urban society, museums and the cultural sector. Margaret May is External Associate at the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) at the University of Birmingham, UK. With over forty years of experience in teaching, examining and researching in social policy, she has edited a number of books in the field, including The Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy (2002) and Taxation and Social Policy, (with A. Lymer and A. Sinfield, due 2023). Her research interests include occupational and private welfare, employment policy, human resource management and taxation.

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This fully revised and expanded edition of The Student’s Companion to Social Policy delivers an insightful and comprehensive review of UK and international social policy from a team of leading researchers. Through more than seventy contributions, this authoritative textbook offers complete coverage of all the important debates and issues in the theory and practice of social policy. This newest edition reflects the most recent scholarship from experts in the subject, including the policy agendas of recent UK governments, the implications of globalization, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Brand-new and updated pedagogic features include problem-centred reviews and assignment questions, with 5-point summary overviews, ‘Emerging Issues’ sections and links to further resources adding to the book’s value as a resource for learning. The Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Sixth Edition will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying undergraduate or postgraduate courses in Social Policy as well as other programmes across the social sciences and including professional training.