{"product_id":"understanding-social-policy-isbn-9781405181761","title":"Understanding Social Policy","description":"\u003cb\u003eUNDERSTANDING SOCIAL POLICY\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the eighth edition of this highly successful text, the authors seek to develop readers’ appreciation of the key substantive areas of social policy but also the context and processes which surround their development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith case studies reviewing contemporary topics and examples, new chapters, and a greater emphasis on key principles, themes, and issues within the policy areas, this revised and updated edition combines an assessment of the breadth of social policy study and considers policy changes since the previous edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for people who have had no previous training in the social sciences, with the needs of social workers, nurses, health visitors, and other social policy ‘practitioners’ very much in mind, as well as those studying social policy, the eighth edition of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e brings a classic textbook right up to date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Eighth Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Studying Social Policy 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Individual and Society 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRights and Obligations 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Policy: Magpie, Jelly-baby or Side-salad? 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Content of this Book 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Shaping of Contemporary Social Policy 16\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty and the State before the Welfare State 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of a ‘Welfare State’ in the Early Twentieth Century 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeveridge’s ‘Five Giants’ 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Welfare State after Beveridge 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Making of Social Policy 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Representative Government Model 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Central Government System 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevolution 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal Government 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe United Kingdom in Europe 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Global Context 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Voice of the People? 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences on Policy Making 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinisterial Power: the Role of Officials and the Influence of Outside Groups and Policy Communities 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Implementation 76\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructures for Policy Implementation: Under Central Government 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStructures for Policy Implementation: Under Local Government 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysing Policy Implementation 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues about the Shaping of Policy 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIssues about ‘Layers’ in the Policy Transfer Process 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors Affecting the Responses of Implementation Agencies 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHorizontal Interorganizational Relationships 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social, Political and Economic Environment 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Social Security 98\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Distinctive Characteristics of the UK System of Social Security 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributory Benefits 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBenefits that the State Requires the Employer to Provide 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-contributory, Non-means-tested, Contingent Benefits 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeans-tested Benefits 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTax Credits 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistics on the Benefit System 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePension Reform 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems with Means-testing 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Security Assumptions about Family Life and Women’s Roles 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Security Benefit Levels and Poverty 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Employment Policy 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlternative Approaches to Employment Policy 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of the UK Approach to Employment Policy 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Impact upon the UK of European Union Membership 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Main Employment Policy Measures 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraining 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEncouraging\/Enforcing Labour Market Participation 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing Unemployment or Stimulating Employment? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernment Regulation of Work Conditions and Job Security 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmployment and Social Policy: a European Future? 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Health Policy 148\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization and Management of the National Health Service 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatient Access to Health Services 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Financing of the National Health Service 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement and Professional Accountability 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeed and the Rationing of the Health Service 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality of Treatment: the Impact of the Private Sector 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEquality of Treatment: Inequalities in Health and Medical Treatment 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth Policy or Illness Policy? 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Representation and Protection of the Public 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Social Care for Adults 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Overview of Social Care Services 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResidential Care: a More Detailed Examination 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCare Outside Residential Homes 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirect Payments and Personal Budgets 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Relationship between Personal Social Care and the Health Service 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeeds and Priorities 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Education and Children 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization and Management of the State School System 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigher and Further Education 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild Care 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChild Protection 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControl over the Education System 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Government and the Curriculum 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity and Selectivity in the Education System 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation and the Disadvantaged 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation and Minority Ethnic Groups 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial Education and Other Welfare Measures 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Housing 223\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow the Housing System Acquired its Present Shape 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Social Housing Sector 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOwner-occupation 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Private Rented Sector 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHomelessness 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Exclusion and Residualization 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 The UK in the Wider World 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolicy Learning 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining the Shape of Developed Welfare States 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender, Diversity and Culture in Comparative Theory 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Social Policies 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Policy from Above and Below 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion: the UK in Comparative Context 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Social Policy and Social Change 261\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the Family 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in Working Life 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the UK Population 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Social Policy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Visiting Professor at Queen Mary College, University of London and the University of Brighton. He is the author of numerous books on Social Policy and the study of policy processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZoë Irving \u003c\/b\u003eis lecturer in Comparative Social Policy at the University of Sheffield. 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