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Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy
Ruth Lister
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Description for Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy
Paperback. This lively textbook, part of the successful Understanding Welfare series, helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. It combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with a student-friendly format. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
A central theme of this lively and accessible text is that theory helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. The book combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with the student-friendly format of the Understanding Welfare series. The author uses diverse examples from contemporary social policy to help theoretical arguments come alive. It should provide a key text for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates in social policy and related subjects, as well as their teachers.
A central theme of this lively and accessible text is that theory helps us to understand policy, politics and practice. The book combines an in-depth exploration of selected theoretical perspectives and concepts with the student-friendly format of the Understanding Welfare series. The author uses diverse examples from contemporary social policy to help theoretical arguments come alive. It should provide a key text for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates in social policy and related subjects, as well as their teachers.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series
Condition
New
Weight
566g
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861347930
SKU
V9781861347930
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About Ruth Lister
Ruth Lister CBE is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at Loughborough University and was recently appointed a Labour peer. She is a former director of the Child Poverty Action Group and was a member of the National Equality Panel, the Commission on Social Justice and various other commissions. She is a Fellow of the British Academy. She has published widely ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy
"..provides an excellent text for students of social policy, particularly those taking second and third year courses in the topic." Critical Social Policy "Lucid, comprehensive and even-handed." Journal of Social Policy "This is an admirably clear and comprehensive account of the theories and concepts of contemporary social policy. Excellent and essential for undergraduate and postgraduate social policy and social theory ... Read more