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Rethinking Social Policy : Published in association with The Open University - Gail Lewis

Rethinking Social Policy

By: Gail Lewis (Editor), Sharon Gewirtz (Editor), John H. Clarke (Editor)

Paperback | 1 June 2000

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<B>Rethinking Social Policy</B> is a comprehensive introduction to, and analysis of, the complex mixture of problems and possibilities within the study of social policy. <P>Contributors at the cutting edge of social policy analysis reflect upon the implications of new social and theoretical movements for welfare and the study of social policy. Topics covered include: criminology and crime control; race, class and gender; poverty and sexuality; the body and the emotions; violence; work and welfare in Europe. Examples are drawn from a variety of welfare sectors such as: social services and community care, health, education, employment, and criminal justice.</P><P></P><P>This is a course reader for The Open University course (D860) R</P>
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`...several "student-friendly" features...It is, though, the range of topics explored in this volume, which distinguishes it from others in the field, and renders it a particularly valuable resource for students' - Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

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