Summary
Contents
Subject index
An Introduction to Social Policy explores essential welfare topics, themes and issues for students studying social policy or related disciplines such as sociology, social work, or nursing and social care. - Part One examines key concepts including welfare, social justice, diversity and health and well-being. - Part Two explores policy issues in relation to key stages of the lifecourse. - Part Three takes a comparative perspective, discussing the international issues and supranational bodies that impact on British and European social policy today. The concise chapters define the key terms and outline the central debates, giving students a fundamental foundation for their degree. Chapter overviews and summaries guide readers through the book, and questions for reflection conclude each chapter to test readers' knowledge. This book is essential reading for all students of social policy and the social sciences, as well as those taking joint honours programmes in social work, sociology, criminology, politics and social care. Peter Dwyer is Professor of Social Policy at the University of Salford. Sandra Shaw is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Salford.
Young People
Young People
Overview
- Youth is seen as a period of transition, where young people are ‘becoming’ adults.
- Negative perceptions of youth’ often dominate the media, generating debate around the risk that young people present to others, and the risks they experience themselves.
- The concept of risk is related to rights and responsibilities, and these three concepts underpin contemporary debates around young people.
- Young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) are at risk of long-term disadvantage and social exclusion.
- Anti-social behaviour, and young people's involvement in this, was a central concern for the New Labour governments.
- The riots that took place in the summer of 2011 in the UK brought to centre-stage the ‘problem’ of young people, and illustrated the way that some young people can become ...
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