{"product_id":"the-students-companion-to-social-policy-isbn-9781119744870","title":"The Student's Companion to Social Policy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe new edition of the bestselling guide to the issues students will encounter in the study of social policy in both the UK and abroad\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFully updated and expanded, the sixth edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Companion to Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e remains the most accessible and comprehensive review of UK and comparative social policy available for undergraduate students. Written and edited by leading experts in the field, this authoritative textbook covers all the perspectives, debates, issues and challenges in both the theory and practice of social policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe latest edition reflects the most recent developments in the discipline and in social policy-making. New and revised chapters examine critical topics such as the policy agenda of the UK government elected in 2019 and the implications of globalization, climate change, Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic. A wealth of new and revised illustrative material, including additional problem-centred review and assignment questions, enhance students’ learning and comprehension whilst encouraging them to reflect on and reconsider the issues raised in each social policy discussion. A timely, issue-driven overview for students to draw upon throughout their studies, this acclaimed textbook:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides the analytical foundation necessary to investigate and evaluate the key concepts and perspectives central to the study of social policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents up-to-date coverage of policy formation and outcomes, national and international debates and the challenges and choices facing societies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures new and revised coverage of key issues including international and comparative developments, austerity and post-austerity policies in the UK and devolved administrations, public attitudes to welfare and sustainability challenges\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a range of pedagogical tools such as boxed 5-point summary overviews, “Emerging Issues” sections, guides to further resources and chapter review questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Sixth Edition \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for all those on Social Policy courses, whether specialising in the subject or studying it as part of another programme across the social sciences at undergraduate or postgraduate level.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Concepts and Approaches 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What is Social Policy? 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePete Alcock\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Researching Social Policy 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVikki McCall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Social Needs, Social Problems, Social Welfare and Well-being 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Equality, Rights and Social Justice 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Taylor-Gooby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Human Rights and Equality 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeirdre Flanigan and Alison Hosie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Efficiency, Equity and Choice 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol Propper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Citizenship 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Dwyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Changing Behaviour 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJessica Pykett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Key Perspectives 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Neoliberalism 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick Ellison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Conservative Tradition 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Bochel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Social Democracy 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Socialist Perspective 79\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHartley Dean\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Feminist Perspectives 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShona Hunter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Social Movements 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLouisa Parks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Postmodernist Perspectives 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnrico Reuter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Historical Context 105\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Nineteenth-century Beginnings 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernard Harris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The Liberal Era and the Growth of State Welfare 113\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Modern Welfare State, 1940–1974 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Crisis, Retrenchment and the Impact of Neoliberalism, 1976–1997 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Glennerster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Modernisation and the Third Way, 1997–2010 131\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Austerity Politics and Beyond 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Devolution and Social Policy in the United Kingdom 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Social Policy and Devolution 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Parry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Social Policy in Northern Ireland 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Marie Gray and Derek Birrell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Social Policy in Scotland 159\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLynne Poole\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Social Policy in Wales 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Chaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Contemporary Context and Challenges 173\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 The Climate Change and Sustainability Challenge 175\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdeline Otto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Demographic Challenge 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJane Falkingham and Athina Vlachantoni\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 The Economic Context 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Farnsworth and Zoë Irving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 The Role of Religion 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRana Jawad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Divisions and Difference 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Matthews and Sharon Wright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 ‘Race’, Minority Ethnic Groups and Social Welfare 209\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteve Iafrati\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Poverty and Social Exclusion 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSimon Pemberton and Gerardo Javier Arriaga-García\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Distribution of Welfare 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Hills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Welfare Production and Provision 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 State Welfare 231\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Bochel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Paying for Welfare 237\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward Glennerster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Taxation and Social Policy 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicheál L. Collins, Sally Ruane and Adrian Sinfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Commercial Welfare 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Holden\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Occupational Welfare 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret May\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Civil Society Organisations and Welfare 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob Macmillan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Informal Welfare 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStacey Rand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Welfare Users and Social Policy 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Needham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII Welfare Governance 287\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 The Policy Process 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHugh Bochel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Managing and Delivering Welfare 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIan Greener\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Accountability for Welfare 301\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackie Gulland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Local and Regional Governance 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuy Daly and Howard Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII Welfare Domains 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Income Maintenance and Social Security 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen McKay and Karen Rowlingson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Employment 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam Whitworth and Eleanor Carter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Healthcare 331\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatherine Marchand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Public Health 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTina Haux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Education in Schools 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Cookingham Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 Lifelong Learning and Training 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire Callender\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Housing 359\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Mullins and Halima Sacranie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Social Care 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJon Glasby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Criminal Justice 373\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTim Newburn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX Experiencing Welfare 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Experiences of Working-age Benefits 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Patrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Family Policy 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTina Haux\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Children 395\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKitty Stewart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Young People 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAniela Wenham and Bob Coles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Older People 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKate Hamblin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Disability 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Priestley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Migrants 420\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca E. Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X International and Comparative Context 427\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Comparative and International Analysis 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargaret May\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Policy Learning and Transfer 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Bainbridge and John Hudson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 The European Union and Social Policy 442\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Hantrais\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Social Policy in Europe 449\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel Clegg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Social Policy in the United States 455\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhillip M. Singer and Scott L. Greer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Social Policy in East Asia 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMisa Izuhara and Wenjing Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Social Policy in the BRICS countries 469\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRebecca Surender and Amrit Virk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Social Policy in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) 476\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRana Jawad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Social Policy in Low-income Countries 485\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatricia Kennett and Angelique Retief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Globalisation, International Organisations and Social Policy 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Yeates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: The Social Policy Association (SPA) 501\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 503\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Alcock\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy and Administration at the University of Birmingham, UK. He retired in 2016 after teaching and researching in the field for over forty years, and his research covered the fields of poverty and anti-poverty policy, social security, and the role of the UK third sector. He is author and editor of a number of leading books on social policy including \u003ci\u003eWhy we need Welfare: Collective Action for the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e, (2016), \u003ci\u003eSocial Policy in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (5\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, with L. Gregory, due 2022), \u003ci\u003eInternational Social Policy: Welfare Regimes in the Developed World\u003c\/i\u003e (2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2009, with G. Craig), and \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Poverty\u003c\/i\u003e (3\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e edition, 2006). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTina Haux\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Centre for Children and Families at The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) in London, UK. She is author of \u003ci\u003eThe Impact of Social Policy Scholars\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), and has served on the editorial boards of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2015-2017) and \u003ci\u003eSocial Policy \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2011-2014). Her main research interests are family policy, welfare-to-work, social justice, evidence-based policy-making and, increasingly, longitudinal research methods.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVikki McCall\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Housing at the University of Stirling, UK. She is co-author of the book \u003ci\u003eThe Role of Today’s Museum\u003c\/i\u003e (2020, with C. Gray), and serves on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eSocial Policy \u0026amp; Society\u003c\/i\u003e and on the Social Policy Association Executive Committee. Her research interests include housing, ageing, volunteers, devolution, poverty, inequality, gender, social problems, urban society, museums and the cultural sector.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret May\u003c\/b\u003e is External Associate at the Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) at the University of Birmingham, UK. With over forty years of experience in teaching, examining and researching in social policy, she has edited a number of books in the field, including \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eTaxation and Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e, (with A. Lymer and A. Sinfield, due 2023). Her research interests include occupational and private welfare, employment policy, human resource management and taxation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fully revised and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Companion to Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e delivers an insightful and comprehensive review of UK and international social policy from a team of leading researchers. Through more than seventy contributions, this authoritative textbook offers complete coverage of all the important debates and issues in the theory and practice of social policy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This newest edition reflects the most recent scholarship from experts in the subject, including the policy agendas of recent UK governments, the implications of globalization, Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Brand-new and updated pedagogic features include problem-centred reviews and assignment questions, with 5-point summary overviews, ‘Emerging Issues’ sections and links to further resources adding to the book’s value as a resource for learning.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Companion to Social Policy, Sixth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource for anyone studying undergraduate or postgraduate courses in Social Policy as well as other programmes across the social sciences and including professional training.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990349005029,"sku":"NP9781119744870","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119744870.jpg?v=1761787460","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-students-companion-to-social-policy-isbn-9781119744870","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}