The disabling state of an active society
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The disabling state of an active society
（Welfare and society）
Ashgate, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-164) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Across the traditional welfare states of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada there has been increasing emphasis on 'activation' by the unemployed as a tool for fighting unemployment. The core idea of activation programmes is the integration and empowerment of jobseekers through active work-related measures rather than passive income support. However, the empirical evidence of the efficacy of activation programmes is far from conclusive and there have been no systematic studies of the effects of activation programmes on the lives of the unemployed people who come into contact with them. This book is based on a detailed ethnographic study of the highly praised Swedish rehabilitation organization Samhall. The result is a key volume for those working and studying within welfare, poverty, disability and special needs.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Preface
- Introduction
- Samhall: a popular activation program
- Identifying the needy
- Entering Samhall
- Preparatory examinations
- Finding the client the right place
- Developing teamwork
- Structuring behavior
- Specializing behavior
- Motivating managers
- Sheltering from reality's complexity
- Developing in a disabled world
- Exiting as 'non-disabled'
- Lock-in as disabled
- Good intentions, misunderstood results?
- The disabling state of an active society
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index.
by "Nielsen BookData"