Reconceptualizing social policy : sociological perspectives on contemporary social policy

Author(s)

• Coffey, Amanda

Bibliographic Information

Reconceptualizing social policy : sociological perspectives on contemporary social policy

Amanda Coffey

（Introducing social policy / series editor, David Gladstone）

Open University Press, 2004

• : pb
• : hb

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [150]-170) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pb ISBN 9780335206292

Description

How can sociological perspectives help us make sense of contemporary social policy? How has the discipline of social policy engaged in recent sociological debates and developments? This book provides a variety of sociological frameworks for understanding contemporary social policy. It explores how sociological perspectives may be used to theorize, conceptualize and research social policy. Amanda Coffey captures the different ways in which social policy can be understood - as academic discipline, policy process, service provision and lived experience. The book engages with a range of policy areas and client groups, and pays attention to sociodemographic categories such as gender, 'race', class and age. Themes include: The body and processes of embodiment Citizenship and identity Equality and differences Space and time Research and representation Reconceptualizing Social Policy is a key text for students and lecturers in sociology and social policy.

Table of Contents

Series editor's foreword Introduction Sociological Theory and Thinking Social Policy, Feminism and Postmodern Times Social Policy, Citizenship and Identity Social Policy, Equality and Difference Social Policy and the Body Time, Space and Social Policy Researching Social Policy Representing Social Policy

Volume

: hb ISBN 9780335206308

Description

How can sociological perspectives help us make sense of contemporary social policy? How has the discipline of social policy engaged in recent sociological debates and developments? This book provides a variety of sociological frameworks for understanding contemporary social policy. It explores how sociological perspectives may be used to theorize, conceptualize and research social policy. Amanda Coffey captures the different ways in which social policy can be understood - as academic discipline, policy process, service provision and lived experience. The book engages with a range of policy areas and client groups, and pays attention to sociodemographic categories such as gender, 'race', class and age. Themes include: The body and processes of embodiment Citizenship and identity Equality and differences Space and time Research and representation Reconceptualizing Social Policy is a key text for students and lecturers in sociology and social policy.

Table of Contents

Series editor's foreword Introduction Social theory and social policy Contemporary perspectives and social policy Conceptualizing citizenship Conceptualizing equal opportunities Social policy and the body Time, space and place Researching social policy Representing social policy Conclusion References Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA69401873
• ISBN:
  • 0335206298
  • 0335206301
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Maidenhead
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 182 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA53217401