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Worlds of Welfare: Understanding the Changing Geographies for Social Welfare Provision
ISBN: 9780415111881 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout the world welfare systems have been experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Understanding these changes is difficult, not only because of their diversity, but also because they vary so much from place to place.
Worlds of Welfare provides a clear and concise guide to these changes. The first part of the book examines the range of different welfare states around the world, describing the various reforms - such as privatisation and commercialisation - which have been introduced in recent years. The second part of the book tests the many theoretical perspectives for... Throughout the world welfare systems have been experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Understanding these changes is difficult, not only becau...
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Worlds of Welfare: Understanding the Changing Geographies for Social Welfare Provision
ISBN: 9780415111898 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout the world welfare systems have been experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Understanding these changes is difficult, not only because of their diversity, but also because they vary so much from place to place.
Worlds of Welfare provides a clear and concise guide to these changes. The first part of the book examines the range of different welfare states around the world, describing the various reforms - such as privatisation and commercialisation - which have been introduced in recent years. The second part of the book tests the many theoretical perspectives for... Throughout the world welfare systems have been experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Understanding these changes is difficult, not only becau...
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254,64 |
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Social Democracy and Rational Choice
ISBN: 9780415116992 / Angielski / Twarda / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is it possible in this post-socialist world, for equity and efficiency to be reconciled ? Or is a productive welfare state a contradication in terms ? This book addresses these questions in theory and in practice, using the Nordic countries as its case study.
Social Democracy and Rational Choice will appeal to readers interested in comparative institutional and policy analysis, and in particular to those concerned with the future of the welfare state and the latest developments in the Nordic countries. Is it possible in this post-socialist world, for equity and efficiency to be reconciled ? Or is a productive welfare state a contradication in terms ?...
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734,66 |
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Who Will Mind the Baby?: Geographies of Childcare and Working Mothers
ISBN: 9780415117401 / Angielski / Twarda / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid employment generally. Child care policy, provision and funding has in no way kept up with this change. Who Will Mind the Baby? explores how working mothers negotiate their responsibilities in the face of these difficulties.
The book contrasts the limited child care policies of the United States and Canada with the more advanced situation in Europe and Australia, focusing in particular on the coping strategies of working mothers. One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid ...
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881,59 |
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Who Will Mind the Baby?: Geographies of Childcare and Working Mothers
ISBN: 9780415117418 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid employment generally. Child care policy, provision and funding has in no way kept up with this change. Who Will Mind the Baby? explores how working mothers negotiate their responsibilities in the face of these difficulties.
The book contrasts the limited child care policies of the United States and Canada with the more advanced situation in Europe and Australia, focusing in particular on the coping strategies of working mothers. One of the most significant social and economic changes of recent years has been the explosion in the number of mothers in the work place and in paid ...
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279,12 |
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Pregnancy and Abortion Counselling
ISBN: 9780415120104 / Angielski / Miękka / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every year approximately 180,000 women undergo abortions. Making the decision to terminate a pregnancy is both difficult and painful. Written for professionals who provide support and information to women faced with this decision, this text covers the key elements which make up good practice. Using case examples, Joanna Brien and Ida Fairbairn examine the wider issues that contribute to an unwanted pregnancy and the client's decision about termination. They provide information on how to answer questions regarding methods of abortion and the development of the foetus, and give advice on how to...
Every year approximately 180,000 women undergo abortions. Making the decision to terminate a pregnancy is both difficult and painful. Written for prof...
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171,37 |
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Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work
ISBN: 9780415126977 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work has two inter-related themes. First to account for and analyse current changes in social work and secondly, to assess how far recent developments in social theory can contribute to their interpretation. Representing the work of a range of academics all involved in research and teaching in relation to social work, it considers issues of central significance to everyone interested in the theory, policy, and practice of social work.
Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work has two inter-related themes. First to account for and analyse current changes in social work an...
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832,62 |
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Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work
ISBN: 9780415126984 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work has two inter-related themes. First to account for and analyse current changes in social work and secondly, to assess how far recent developments in social theory can contribute to their interpretation. Representing the work of a range of academics all involved in research and teaching in relation to social work, it considers issues of central significance to everyone interested in the theory, policy, and practice of social work.
Social Theory, Social Change and Social Work has two inter-related themes. First to account for and analyse current changes in social work an...
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239,94 |
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Social Action with Children and Families: A Community Development Approach to Child and Family Welfare
ISBN: 9780415131513 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the social action and community development traditions in social work. In Social Action with Children and Families the authors argue that ways must be found to work together to promote environments in which children can flourish, and to develop forms of public life which are friendly to children and their parents.
Recent changes in child care systems have put more pressures on those working... Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture change in social serv...
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Child Protection and Family Support : Tensions, Contradictions and Possibilities
ISBN: 9780415142243 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Child protection and family support is a major social issue and there is a continuing debate about how policies and practices in relation to child protection integrate with those in family support and child welfare more generally. Prompted in part by the Audit Commission and the publication of the Department of Health Research studies in child protection, it is the key issue facing all child welfare agencies. While it is agreed that there needs to be a rebalancing between child protection and family support there is concern amongst managers and practitioners if things go wrong, subjecting...
Child protection and family support is a major social issue and there is a continuing debate about how policies and practices in relation to child pro...
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881,59 |
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Child Protection and Family Support : Tensions, Contradictions and Possibilities
ISBN: 9780415142250 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Child Protection and family support is a major social issue and there is a continuing debate about how policies and practices in relation to child protection integrate with those in family support and child welfare more generally. Prompted in part by the Audit Commission and the publication of the Department of Health Research studies in child protection, it is the key issue facing all child welfare agencies. While it is agreed that there needs to be a rebalancing between child protection and family support there is a real fear amongst managers and practitioners if things go wrong, subjecting...
Child Protection and family support is a major social issue and there is a continuing debate about how policies and practices in relation to child pro...
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244,84 |
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The Transformation of Welfare States?
ISBN: 9780415142502 / Angielski / Twarda / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This accessible work provides a political sociology of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face. This book assesses current debates about the role of globalization in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses the... This accessible work provides a political sociology of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. ... |
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710,17 |
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The Transformation of Welfare States?
ISBN: 9780415142519 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This accessible work provides a political sociology of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. Ellison focuses on the social and political underpinnings of a number of welfare regimes and looks at the transformations they have undergone and the challenges they face. This book assesses current debates about the role of globalization in welfare state change, paying particular attention to contemporary views about the capacity of embedded institutional structures to limit the effects of global economic pressures. Ellison assesses the... This accessible work provides a political sociology of welfare states in industrial societies, with both historical and contemporary perspectives. ... |
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225,25 |
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Children with Visual Impairments : Social Interaction, Language and Learning
ISBN: 9780415148153 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drawing on recent research, this book presents insights into the needs of children with visual impairments. It sets out the basis for addressing the individual needs of children with such impairments, within the Code of Practice. It includes information about: opthalmics; the identification and assessment of aspects of vision; the roles of different agencies likely to be involved; and a range of practical strategies. Advice is also offered on the use of low vision aids, appropriate decor and physical layouts, lighting conditions and relevant IT.
Drawing on recent research, this book presents insights into the needs of children with visual impairments. It sets out the basis for addressing the i...
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930,57 |
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A Better World for Children?: Explorations in Morality and Authority
ISBN: 9780415150170 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for the actions of child murderers, the impossible task faced by social workers and the limitations of children's rights campaigns, Michael King examines the revolutionary ideas of the social theorist, Niklas Luhmann. He demonstrates how Luhmann's theory of authopoietic systems compels readers to re-examine exactly what they mean by society.
Questioning the relationship between personal morality and political will, it challenges the assumption that... By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for the actions of ...
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254,64 |
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A Better World for Children?: Explorations in Morality and Authority
ISBN: 9780415150187 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for the actions of child murderers, the impossible task faced by social workers and the limitations of children's rights campaigns, Michael King examines the revolutionary ideas of the social theorist, Niklas Luhmann. He demonstrates how Luhmann's theory of authopoietic systems compels readers to re-examine exactly what they mean by society.
Questioning the relationship between personal morality and political will, it challenges the assumption that... By exploring such diverse issues as the management of child abuse, legal reforms following sex abuse enquiries, moral explanations for the actions of ...
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112,60 |
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Social Policy in a Changing Society
ISBN: 9780415165419 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social policy. It considers a range of interpretations of changes in society, politics and the economy, and assesses their practical implications for social welfare. Social Policy in a Changing Society will be essential reading for undergraduates studying social policy and sociology.
Social Policy in a Changing Society is a critical guide to theories about society, exploring the links between social theory and social polic...
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220,35 |
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Citizenship and the Ethics of Care: Feminist Considerations on Justice, Morality and Politics
ISBN: 9780415170819 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Care and women's emancipation have often been seen as opposed. What emancipation should mean for the world of care has always received little attention. Recently, however, the whole subject has been brought into the political arena with new reforms of the welfare state, health care policies and family law. Politicians have begun to look for new ways to appreciate care as a meaningful activity and a moral perspective. In this context, Selma Sevenhuijsen argues for a revaluation of care from a feminist perspective. She proposes a new political concept of an ethics of care that will integrate...
Care and women's emancipation have often been seen as opposed. What emancipation should mean for the world of care has always received little attentio...
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783,64 |
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Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare
ISBN: 9780415180122 / Angielski / Twarda / 266 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying children's needs and rights and critically analyses existing child welfare policies.
Five sections cover the following Agendas: * Philosophical and Psychoanalytical * Psychological and Sociological * Religious * Social Policy * Child Protection. Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare will provide invaluable reading for students in law, social work and policy and sociology and professionals in welfare, health care and... Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying chil...
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661,20 |
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Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare
ISBN: 9780415180139 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying children's needs and rights and critically analyses existing child welfare policies.
Five sections cover the following Agendas: * Philosophical and Psychoanalytical * Psychological and Sociological * Religious * Social Policy * Child Protection. Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare will provide invaluable reading for students in law, social work and policy and sociology and professionals in welfare, health care and... Moral Agendas for Children's Welfare examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying chil...
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112,60 |
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