TY - GEN AU - Blakemore,Kenneth AU - Warwick-Booth,Louise TI - Social policy : : an introduction SN - 9788131608890 (hardback) U1 - 361.610941 BLA 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Jaipur PB - Rawat Publications KW - Social policy KW - Great Britain N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.; 1.The subject of social policy Key learning outcomes Overview of the chapter Social policy: an identity problem? The story of social policy Conclusions: the subject today Summary of key points Key terms and concepts Suggestions for further reading 2.Ideas and concepts in social policy Social policy principles Equality, equity and justice Need Freedom and rights Conclusions 3.The development of social policy in Britain The importance of history Example 1 From workhouse to workfare? Example 2 Public health reform Example 3 education, the role of government and the concept of the `contract state' The development of a welfare state Conclusions: Britain's welfare history in comparative context Contents note continued: Summary of key points 4.The global social policy environment The current context of policy-making Globalization Conclusions: global social policy futures 5.The contested boundaries of social policy: the case of criminal justice Introduction: what is criminal justice policy? Criminal justice, social control and social policy: a `penal-welfare state'? Comparing crime and criminal justice Measuring crime The criminal justice process Conclusion 6.Who gets what? Slicing the welfare cake What are the benefits of the welfare system? Contents note continued: Should benefits and services be selective or universal? Gainers and losers: individuals and groups How large is the welfare cake? Social security: who benefits? Poverty and social exclusion 7.Social policy, politics and social control Social control and the rise of welfare Social policy and the political order Social control and individual freedom Conclusions: can social policies bring benign control? 8.Who makes policy? The example of education Power and democracy Models of power: understanding how decisions are made The background: education and Conservative policies of the 1980s and 1990s Contents note continued: Centralizing control: the New Labour educational legacy Policies for the future? 9.Work and welfare Historical connections between work and welfare Does work equal welfare? The context: work and unemployment in the UK Current employment policy Conclusions: in whose interests is employment policy? 10.Are professionals good for you? The example of health policy and health professionals Health, illness, modern medicine and health policy A crisis of confidence in the medical profession Medical and nursing professions in the development of the NHS The health professions and health service reform Contents note continued: Key terms and concepts 11.Utopias and ideals: housing policy and the environment Housing policy: definitions and significance Housing utopias and ideals More history: housing under New Labour - a forgotten dream? The Coalition Government approach Conclusions: housing and the environment in a postmodern society 12.Community and social care The development of community and social care The community care reforms: implementation and outcomes 13.Devolution and social policy What is devolution? Devolution and education policy Contents note continued: Devolution: health and social care The end of British social policy? The impact of devolution and of the EU Globalization and devolution 14.Conclusion: the future of social policy Social policy and rapid social change The changing context of social policy: a `postmodern' era? Suggestions for further reading. ER -