Social Policy Books

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651. Women, Work and the Family in Europe

     Edited by Eileen Drew, Ruth Emerek, Evelyn Mahon

     Published July 8th 1998 by Routledge
652. Gender, Health and Welfare

     Edited by Anne Digby, John Stewart

     Gender, Health and Welfare deals primarily with the century before the creation of the classic welfare state in Britain. It provides a stimulating introduction to an historical era which saw a huge expansion in welfare services, both state and voluntary, and during which women emerged as...

     Published June 24th 1998 by Routledge
653. Unsettling Welfare

     The Reconstruction of Social Policy

     Edited by Gordon Hughes, Gail Lewis

     Series: Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity

     Unsettling Welfare addresses the changing relationship between social welfare, its 'recipients' and the state. In particular, the book explores the direction and the impact of the reforms of the welfare state that took place during the 1980s and 1990s. By focusing on specific fields of social...

     Published June 17th 1998 by Routledge
654. Reason and Rationality in Health and Human Services Delivery

     By Jean A Pardeck, John W Murphy, Charles Longino, Jr

     Reason and Rationality in Health and Human Services Delivery is the first book to discuss the topic of decisionmaking and services from a multidisciplinary approach. It uses theory and social considerations, not just technology, as a basis for improved services. Health and human service students...

     Published June 4th 1998 by Routledge
655. Modelling the Stress-Strain Relationship in Work Settings

     By Meni Koslowsky

     Series: Routledge Progress in Psychology

     Meni Koslowsky presents here for the first time a way of modelling stress-strain that will enable researchers to both assess examples from the literature and correctly define and use the model in their own investigations. All stages from construction of the model to data analysis are covered, along...

     Published June 3rd 1998 by Routledge
656. The Body in Everyday Life

     Edited by Sarah Nettleton, Jonathan Watson

     Series: The New Sociology

     We all have a body, but how does it impact upon our day to day life? This book sets out to explore how ordinary women, men and children talk about their bodies, through four central themes:-* physical and emotional bodies* illness and disability* gender* ageing.A coherent collection of such...

     Published May 27th 1998 by Routledge
657. Meddling with Mythology

     AIDS and the Social Construction of Knowledge

     Edited by Rosaline S. Barbour, Guro Huby

     Meddling with Mythology examines the role of research in the construction of modern mythology or folklore surrounding HIV/AIDS. Researchers from a variety of disciplines reflect on the insights gained and the impact of their work, in light of the initial panic surrounding the prediction of an AIDS...

     Published May 6th 1998 by Routledge
658. Welfare: Needs, Rights and Risks

     Edited by Mary Langan

     Series: Social Policy: Welfare, Power and Diversity

     Welfare: Needs, Rights and Risks addresses the question of how people get access to social welfare in the UK today. It explores the public, political and professional definitions, constructions and conflicts about who should receive social welfare and under what conditions. In a period during which...

     Published May 6th 1998 by Routledge
659. Social Issues and Party Politics

     Edited by Helen Jones, Susanne MacGregor

     After the landslide election of a new Labour government in May 1997, what are the key social policy issues and problems which the new government needs to address? Social Issues and Party Politics looks at the manifestos of the main parties and the way social issues figured in the 1997 election...

     Published April 29th 1998 by Routledge
660. Cyberspace Divide

     Equality, Agency and Policy in the Information Society

     Edited by Brian D Loader

     The dramatic advances in computer and telecommunications technologies such as the Internet, virtual reality, smart cards or multimedia applications are increasingly regarded as ushering in a new form of society: the information society. Politicians, policy makers and business gurus are all...

     Published April 8th 1998 by Routledge