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Social Policy: Theories, Concepts and Issues - Couverture souple

 
9781412901710: Social Policy: Theories, Concepts and Issues

Synopsis

The Third Edition of this widely adopted textbook has been thoroughly revised and offers an authoritative and up-to-date coverage of the key theories, concepts, and issues in social policy. This lively and readable text has been designed to provide the essential tools to  understand the main theoretical debates surrounding the discipline. The new edition of also features newly commissioned chapters to reflect recent developments and current debates within social policy. New areas of consideration include citizenship; post-structuralism; the politics of food; and globalization.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Lavalette is a senior lecturer in social policy at the University of Liverpool. Alan Pratt was formerly a principal lecturer in social policy at the University of Central Lancashire.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

The revised and updated Third Edition of this widely adopted textbook provides students with the essential tools to gain a clear understanding of the theoretical debates surrounding the discipline. New areas of consideration cover citizenship, post-structuralism, the politics of food and globalization.Student exercises and reading lists feature throughout the text and practical examples are used to illustrate conceptual and theoretical material, making it the ideal core textbook for undergraduate social policy students, as well as those studying related welfare modules across the social sciences.

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