Community Care in Perspective: Care, Control and Citizenship.

Welshman, John (editor); Walmsley, Jan (editor).

ISBN 10: 1403992665 / ISBN 13: 9781403992666

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2006

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Paperback small octavo, very good condition, tables, minor edgewear. 278 pp. This cohesive collection of essays fills a major gap in medical care and social history, charting the history of community care provision for so-called vulnerable adults in the United Kingdom since 1948. Focusing primarily on those with learning difficulties, these essays provide insights into community care more broadly, providing a context for current policies and practices. Edited by John Welshman and Jan Walmsley are British academics in public health and disability, respectively.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Community Care in Perspective: Care, Control and Citizenship.
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1403992665
• ISBN 13: 9781403992666
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • HEALTH & MEDICINE

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Riassunto

This cohesive collection fills a major gap in medical and social history by offering a detailed account of community provision for so-called 'vulnerable adults' in the UK from 1948-2005. It examines key issues such as charity versus rights, the role of the market in care provision and the changing construction of social categories.

Informazioni sull?autore

DOROTHY ATKINSON Professor of Learning Disability in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University, UKROHHSS CHAPMAN Practitioner in the area of inclusive research and partnership with people with learning difficulties in Cumbria, UKKELLEY JOHNSONSUE LEDGER Doctoral Candidate at The Open University, UKDUNCAN MITCHELL Professor of Health and Disability at Manchester Metropolitan University and Head of Clinical Services at Manchester Learning Disability Partnership, UKKATHERINE OWEN Qualitative Researcher in the field of learning disability and Doctoral Candidate at The Open University, UKSHEENA ROLPH Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University, UKTIM STAINTON Associate Professor of Disability Policy Theory, University of British Columbia and former Director of Policy and Programmes for the Ontario Association for Community Living, CanadaLIZ TILLEY Doctoral candidate, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University, UKJAN TØSSEBROJAMES W. TRENT Professor of Sociology and Social Work, Gordon College, USAJAN WALMSLEY Visiting Professor of Learning Disability, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Open University, UKJOHN WELSHMAN Senior Lecturer in Public Health, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK