Kenneth (Ken) Blakemore 1948-
Kenneth Blakemore and Margaret Boneham
Blakemore, K. and Boneham, M. 1994 Age, Race and Ethnicity: A
comparative approach Rethinking ageing series. Buckingham; Philadelphia
: Open University Press. xi and 154 pages
Contents:
1 Introduction 1
2 Research, understanding and action 9
3 Comparative perspectives 27
4 Double jeopardy? 38
5 The Afro-Caribbeans' experience 56
6 The Asians' experiences 77
7 Health, illness and health services 93
8 Welfare and social services 109
9 Conclusion 137
Blakemore, K. 1998 Social Policy: An introduction
Buckingham : Open University Press, x and 227 pages
Ken Blakemore and Louise Warwick-Booth
Blakemore, K. and Warwick-Booth, L. 2013 Social Policy: An
Introduction 4th Edition
Table of Contents
1 The subject of social policy
Social policy: an identity problem?, p.1
The story of social policy, p.7
Conclusions: the subject today, p.14
2 Ideas and concepts in social policy
Social policy principles, p.19
Equality, equity and justice, p.24
Need, p.31
Freedom and rights, p.37
Conclusions, p.42
3 The development of social policy in Britain
The importance of history, p.46
Example 1: from workhouse to workfare?, p.47
Example 2: public health reform, p.52
Example 3: education, the role of government and the concept of the
'contract state', p.54
The development of a welfare state p.56
Conclusions: Britain's welfare history in comparative context, p.60
4 The global social policy environment
The current context of policy-making, p.66
Globalization, p.67
Conclusions: global social policy futures, p.79
5 The contested boundaries of social policy: the case of criminal
justice
Introduction: what is criminal justice policy?, p.82
Criminal justice, social control and social policy: a 'penal-welfare
state'?, p.84
Comparing crime and criminal justice, p.88
Measuring crime, p.93
The criminal justice process, p.95
6 Who gets what? Slicing the welfare cake
What are the benefits of the welfare system?, p.104
Should benefits and services be selective or universal?, p.107
Gainers and losers: individuals and groups, p.109
How large is the welfare cake?, p.114
Social security: who benefits?, p.117
Poverty and social exclusion, p.122
7 Social policy, politics and social control
Social control and the rise of welfare, p.134
Social policy and the political order, p.142
Social control and individual freedom, p.146
Conclusions: can social policies bring benign control?, p.155
8 Who makes policy? The example of education
Power and democracy, p.159
Models of power: understanding how decisions are made, p.162
The background: education and Conservative policies of the 1980s and
1990s, p.166
Centralizing control: the New Labour educational legacy, p.174
Policies for the future?, p.178
Conclusions, p.180
9 Work and welfare
Historical connections between work and welfare, p.186
Does work equal welfare?, p.188
The context: work and unemployment in the UK, p.192
Current employment policy, p.197
Conclusions: in whose interests is employment policy?, p.201
10 Are professionals good for you? The example of health policy and
health professionals
Health, illness, modern medicine and health policy, p.207
A crisis of confidence in the medical profession, p.212
Medical and nursing professions in the development of the NHS, p.216
The health professions and health service reform, p.218
Conclusions, p.223
11 Utopias and ideals: housing policy and the environment
Housing policy: definitions and significance, p.229
Housing utopias and ideals, p.231
More history: housing under New Labour-a forgotten dream?, p.240
The Coalition Government approach, p.243
Conclusions: housing and the environment in a postmodern society, p.246
12 Community and social care
The development of community and social care, p.251
The community care reforms: implementation and outcomes, p.257
Conclusions, p.267
13 Devolution and social policy
What is devolution?, p.272
Devolution and education policy, p.276
Devolution: health and social care, p.281
The end of British social policy? The impact of devolution and of the
EU, p.285
Globalization and devolution, p.289
Conclusions, p.290
14 Conclusion: the future of social policy
Social policy and rapid social change, p.293
The changing context of social policy: a 'postmodern' era?, p.299
Louis Blanc 1811-1882
Blanc, L. 1861
Histoire de la Révolution française Paris 1861.
Available at
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