The Student's Companion to Social Policy - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0631202404 ISBN 13: 9780631202400

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 1997

Riassunto

This superb Companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide and essential resource to social policy.

• A major resource and comprehensive digest for students working in the discipline: outlines all of the main themes and issues covered in the study of social policy at undergraduate level, setting them in comparative perspective.
  
• Provides a summary of the major sources of material and data available to students of social policy, offering guidance to access to, and use of these resources.
  
• Includes information on how students can study social policy beyond undergraduate level as well as giving guidance on possible careers in social policy and the use of social policy in a range of other careers.

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Recensione:

"A comprehensive and masterly introduction to the subject which will be widely used by teachers and students." David Donnison, Professor Emeritus at the University of Glasgow

"The range of material included is extensive and detailed, drawing on a vast range of sources and perspectives. There is a concerted effort to include issues around race, nationality and migration in the mainstream discussions of policies and contexts." SAGE race relations abstracts

"Publication of [this book] is a significant development for social policy studies in Britain. This is certainly a book I hope my students will buy, and benefit from." David Hirst, University of Wales, Bangor

"This is a comprehensive volume that gives an excellent general overview of the subject of social policy. It will soon become a strongly recommended text on many social policy courses." Alan Clarke, University of Surrey

L'autore:

Pete Alcock is Professor of Social Policy and Head of Department at the University of Birmingham.

Angus Erskine is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy in Applied Social Science at the University of Stirling.

Margaret May is Principal Lecturer in Social Policy at London Guildhall University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0631202404
• ISBN 13: 9780631202400
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 417
• Redattore: Alcock Peter, Erskine Angus, May Margaret