Understanding social problems : issues in social policy /

Understanding social problems : issues in social policy / edited by Margaret May, Robert Page, Edward Brunsdon. - xvi, 321 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Social Problems in Social Policy: An Introduction / Studying Social Problems -- Social Problems: Sociological Perspectives / The Exploration of Social Problems in the Field of Social Policy / Social Policy, Social Problems -- The Family -- Family Change and Lone Parents as a Social Problem / Caring and Dependency: Age and Disability / Domestic Violence / Poverty and Social Exclusion -- The Changing Face of Poverty / Child Poverty and the Policy Response / Homelessness / Income and Wealth / Health -- Health Inequalities / Mental Disorder / Problematic Identities and Health / Community Problems -- The Problematic Community / Safe and Sound? Crime, Disorder and Community Safety Policies / Drugs and Drug Misuse / Reporting Social Problems -- Press-Ganged! Media Reporting of Social Work and Child Abuse / Defrauding the Community? The Abuse of Welfare / Ways of Seeing: The News Media and Racist Violence / Consumer Protection in Social Policy -- Protecting the 'Vulnerable': Welfare and Consumer Protection / Food andthe Environment / Margaret May, Robert Page and Edward Brunsdon -- John Clarke -- Robert Page -- Jane Lewis -- John Baldock -- Lorraine Radford -- David Donnison -- Karen Rowlingson -- Mark Liddiard -- Paul Spicker -- Helen Jones -- Pauline Prior -- David Kelleher -- Susanne MacGregor -- Dee Cook -- Arthur Gould -- Bob Franklin and Nigel Parton -- Hartley Dean -- Eugene MLaughlin and Karim Murji -- Margaret May -- Meg Huby. Part I. 1. 2. Part II. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Part III. 16. 17. 18. Part IV. 19. 20.

0631220305 (pbk.) 0631220291

00009971


Social problems--Great Britain


Great Britain--Social policy

HN390. / U53 2001

361.610941

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