This book draws on a broad range of theoretical perspectives to bring to life social theories relating to health and illness. Using case studies it provides contrasting insights into the expanding jur
"A second edition of this excellent book is most welcome. Dwyer's understanding of social citizenship is second to none and this new edition provides an updated discussion and assessment of all the pr
The process of becoming an adult in contemporary times is fragmented and unequal, shaped by chance, choice and timing. "Unfolding lives" presents a unique approach to understanding the changing face o
This timely book examines parental rights to 'welfare state support' and parental responsibilities for child welfare in relation to recent social policy agendas pursued by the Labour government in the
Most of the expansive literature on social citizenship follows its leading thinker, T. H. Marshall, and talks only about the British state, often referring only to England. But social citizenship righ
A growing number of people are claiming or reclaiming a religious or spiritual identity for themselves. Yet, in contemporary Western societies, the frameworks of understanding that have developed with
The relationship between citizens and local decision makers is a long standing policy pre-occupation and has often been the subject of debate by politicians across parties. Recent governments have sou
King (social thought, De Montfort U., United Kingdom) offers a detailed explanation of Britain's Right to Buy (RTB) program, a 30-year-old initiative to allow working class families to buy homes. It a
Over recent years, the Government focus on anti-social behaviour has been replaced by a focus on respect. Tony Blair's 'Respect Action Plan' was launched in January 2006, Gordon Brown has spoken of "d
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) has been a major preoccupation of New Labour's project of social and political renewal, with ASBOs a controversial addition to crime and disorder management powers. Thought
"Hoppe subtly explores the problems inherent in traditional rational policy analysis which claims to be able to speak `truth to power', exploring the relationship between problem solving (`puzzling')
Scholars in a number of social sciences at The Open University took part in the Publics Research Programme, where for over two years they sought a collective intervention into contemporary theorizatio
As the internet and new online technologies are becoming embedded in everyday life, there are increasing questions about their social implications and consequences. Children, young people and their fa
"Drawing upon a lifetime of international experience in social security, a case is made in defence of the integrity of institutional `social security' - earnings-related social insurance programmes.
Children today continue to be uprooted from their homes. In this paperback edition of his 2008 book, Parker (emeritus, social policy, U. of Bristol, UK) examines the motives behind and reactions to or
Whilst the notion of social harm’ has long interested critical criminologists, it is now being explored as an alternative field of study, which provides more accurate analyses of the vicissitudes of l
To what extent are the ideas and practice of community development across Europe similar? Community Development and Civil Society explores this question with special reference to the UK and Hungary an
Developing coalfields communities examines the impact of government investment in Warsop Vale, a village which has starkly emphasised the negative consequences of coalfield decline.Based on over 100 i
For the past century, governments have been compelled, time and again, to return to the search for solutions to the housing and economic challenges posed by a restructuring countryside. The rural hou
Monaghan (sociology and social policy, U. of Leeds, UK) analyzes the role and nature of evidence in the context of UK drug policy in order to explore criticisms of evidence-based policy in general and
