Alice O'Sullivan, Jo Cunningham, Steve Cunningham

Social Policy and Social Work

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces policy and shows how it has changed and evolved over time, how it reflects changes in society, and how it is applied to everyday social work practice. 

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sage Publications Ltd
• 3 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 170mm
• ISBN-13: 9781526493521
• ISBN-10: 1526493527
• Artikelnr.: 69639321

Autorenporträt

Jo Cunningham is a Principal Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Central Lancashire and programme leader of the BA Social Work. Jo has taught sociology and social work practice for a number of years. Before commencing her lecturing career, Jo was a social worker in the area of children and families. Research interests include childhood accidents and child death, and more recently the practice implications of asylum policy for professionals, children and their families.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The historical and theoretical context
Chapter 1: Social policy and social work
Chapter 2: The development of social policy and social work in the
nineteenth century
Chapter 3: Ideology, social policy and social work
Chapter 4: Social democracy and the development of social policy and social
work after 1945
Chapter 5: Neo-liberalism and the development of social policy and social
work after 1979
Part II: Social policy, social work and service users
Chapter 6: Marxism, Social Policy and Social Work
Chapter 7: Children, social policy and social work
Chapter 8: Youth, social policy, social work and the ¿crisis of youth'
Chapter 9: Adults, social policy and social work: The personalisation
agenda
Chapter 10: Ageing, social policy and social work