SOCIAL POLICY: An Introduction

Book Details

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Authors: Ken Blakemore, Louise Warwick-Booth

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9788131608890

• Pages: 376 pages

• Release Date: 01-11-2017

• Languages: English

• Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book
Social Policy offers a comprehensive introduction to the study of social policies, exploring their creation, implementation, and the underlying reasons for their existence. This fourth edition of the textbook has been updated to include the latest changes in social policy introduced by the Coalition Government. It also incorporates a global perspective, along with a new chapter discussing The Global Social Policy Environment. The book is designed to stimulate thought and learning, with an updated pedagogy and a detailed glossary to enhance understanding.

The book covers a wide range of topics, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals interested in health, social policy, criminology, education, social work, and sociology. The authors present a broad scope of issues, including welfare distribution, social control, the role of education in policymaking, housing policy, community care, and the future of social policy.

Contents

• The subject of social policy

• Ideas and concepts in social policy

• The development of social policy in Britain

• The global social policy environment

• The contested boundaries of social policy: the case of criminal justice

• Who gets what? Slicing the welfare cake

• Social policy, politics, and social control

• Who makes policy? The example of education

• Work and welfare

• Are professionals good for you? The example of health policy and health professionals

• Utopias and ideals: housing policy and the environment

• Community and social care

• Devolution and social policy

• Conclusion: the future of social policy

About the Author(s)
Ken Blakemore was a senior lecturer in social policy at Swansea University. He has extensively researched and written in several fields of social policy.
Louise Warwick-Booth is a principal lecturer at Leeds Metropolitan University, specializing in health policy and teaching it to a variety of student audiences.