Understanding theories and concepts in social policy / Ruth Lister.
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TextSeries: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice seriesPublisher: Policy Press, 2010Description: 1 online resource (328 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781447342793; 1447342798Subject(s): Social policy | Public welfare | Human servicesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.09 LOC classification: HN28 | .L57 2010ebOnline resources: Click here to access online Summary: 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.
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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.