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Grandparenting in Divorced Families (Hardcover): Neil Ferguson Grandparenting in Divorced Families (Hardcover)
Neil Ferguson
R2,344 Discovery Miles 23 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Grandparenting in divorced families is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with their adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do grandparents have a special role in family life that ought to be recognised in law? This book examines grandparents' roles and functions and gives voice to their attitudes and opinions. Grandparenting is often represented sentimentally with too little account taken of the diversity of attitudes and behaviour. The study asks challenging questions about grandparents' contributions to family life and comments on the legal and policy implications. It includes fascinating discussion of issues such as: grandparents who are excluded and ignored; partisan behaviour and its effect on family relationships; communicating across the family divide; change and continuity in grandparents' relationships with their grandchildren. This groundbreaking book is intended for a wide readership. Grandparents and parents in divorced families will identify with many of the thoughts, feelings and experiences reflected here. Academics in social science and law departments will encounter new thinking about the nature of the grandchild-grandparent relationship. Policy makers will discover more about recent policy initiatives and their strengths and limitations.

Housing Issues of the 1990s (Hardcover): Chester Hartman, Sara Rosenberry Housing Issues of the 1990s (Hardcover)
Chester Hartman, Sara Rosenberry
R2,823 Discovery Miles 28 230 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political The essays evaluate the nation's housing stock and assess progress toward reaching national housing goals, address the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, and examine the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options.

The result of a conference organized to address problems raised by the housing crisis of the 1980s, this volume brings together academic and professional housing experts representing a variety of disciplines and political perspectives. Their papers fall into three major groups. Those in the first group are concerned with establishing criteria for evaluating the nation's housing stock and assessing progress toward reaching national housing goals. A second set addresses the issue of specialism and the problems of groups with special housing needs, while the final section examines the range of policies aimed at meeting the housing needs of those for whom the market fails to offer acceptable options. The result is a major contribution to the ongoing dialogue regarding the needs of those for whom adequate housing is not currently available.

The Changing Face of Welfare - Consequences and Outcomes from a Citizenship Perspective (Book, New): The Changing Face of Welfare - Consequences and Outcomes from a Citizenship Perspective (Book, New)
R2,744 Discovery Miles 27 440 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

There have been major shifts in the framework of social policy and welfare across Europe. Adopting a multi-level, comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this book develops a critical analysis of policy change and welfare reform in Europe. It specifically asks: To what extent do welfare states undergo profound change? Is the welfare state moving in qualitatively different directions? What generates change? What are the outcomes of change in terms of social cohesion? The book applies a dynamic and change oriented perspective to shed light on policy changes that are often poorly understood in the welfare literature, and contributes to a further development of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks for understanding social change. Using citizenship as a focus, several dimensions of change are analysed simultaneously: changes in the discipline of Social Policy itself; the changing character of social problems; changes in social policy and citizenship; and the emergence of new forms of social integration. The book also speculates on how different dimensions of change are interlinked. The changing face of welfare will be of interest to academics and postgraduate or level 3 students in social policy, sociology and politics.

Europeanization, Care and Gender - Global Complexities (Hardcover, New): H Dahl, M Keranen, A Kovalainen Europeanization, Care and Gender - Global Complexities (Hardcover, New)
H Dahl, M Keranen, A Kovalainen
R1,514 Discovery Miles 15 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Europeanization, Care and Gender" addresses the recent underexamined developments concerning care as a crucial part of the restructuring of care labour markets in Europe, including contents of care and different forms of care that range from EU legislation level to individual care workers' and cared for experiences. Through a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, this collection examines and further develops current theoretical and political debates about complexities of care and the impact of multilevel changes in Europe. This book provides a foundation for understanding the major restructuration of care that is taking place at the European level as part of the global phenomena of care markets and the complexity of care within research and how it is no longer restricted to the domain of social policy but a pertinent issue within political science, sociology, legal studies and feminist research.

Understanding Poverty (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2006): P Alcock Understanding Poverty (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2006)
P Alcock
R4,935 Discovery Miles 49 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Pete Alcock provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of poverty and social exclusion covering the definition, measurement, distribution and causes of poverty and the policies developed to combat it. The third edition has been rewritten to include recent developments while maintaining the successful broad approach of earlier editions.

Battered Black Women and Welfare Reform - Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Hardcover): Dana-Ain Davis Battered Black Women and Welfare Reform - Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Hardcover)
Dana-Ain Davis
R1,980 Discovery Miles 19 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This timely and compelling ethnography examines the impact of welfare reform on women seeking to escape domestic violence. DC na-Ain Davis profiles twenty-two women, thirteen of whom are Black, living in a battered women's shelter in a small city in upstate New York. She explores the contradictions between welfare reform's supposed success in moving women off of public assistance and toward economic self-sufficiency and the consequences welfare reform policy has presented for Black women fleeing domestic violence. Focusing on the intersection of poverty, violence, and race, she demonstrates the differential treatment that Black and White women face in their entanglements with the welfare bureaucracy by linking those entanglements to the larger political economy of a small city, neoliberal social policies, and racialized ideas about Black women as workers and mothers.

The Origins of the British Welfare State - Society, State and Social Welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 (Hardcover,... The Origins of the British Welfare State - Society, State and Social Welfare in England and Wales, 1800-1945 (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Bernard Harris
R4,602 Discovery Miles 46 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Over the last 200 years Britain has witnessed profound changes in the nature and extent of state welfare. Drawing on the latest historical and social science research The Origins of the British Welfare State looks at the main developments in the history of social welfare provision in this period. It looks at the nature of problems facing British society in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries and shows how these provided the foundation for the growth of both statutory and welfare provision in the areas of health, housing, education and the relief of poverty. It also examines the role played by the Liberal government of 1906-14 in reshaping the boundaries of public welfare provision and shows how the momentous changes associated with the First and Second World Wars paved the way for the creation of the 'classic' welfare state after 1945. This comprehensive and broad-ranging yet accessible account encourages the reader to question the 'inevitability' of present-day arrangements and provides an important framework for comparative analysis. It will be essential reading for all concerned with social policy, British social history and public policy.

Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity Psychological Disorders of Childhood (Hardcover, 2011): Stefan C.... Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity Psychological Disorders of Childhood (Hardcover, 2011)
Stefan C. Dombrowski, Karen L. Gischlar, Martin Mrazik
R2,697 Discovery Miles 26 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

During the past several decades, interest in children's psychological disorders has grown steadily within the research community, resulting in a burgeoning knowledge base. The majority of the attention and funding, not surprisingly, has focused on the more prevalent and well-known conditions. Although this raises the odds that young people with more well-known disorders such as ADHD, autism, and learning disorders will receive much-needed professional assessment and intervention, children with less frequently encountered disorders may experience a higher risk of misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment.

Useful data has been scattered throughout the literature for severe-but-less-frequent childhood psychological disorders, including: fire setting; gender identity disorder; impulse control disorders (i.e., kleptomania, trichotillomania, intermittent explosive disorder); selective mutism; Munchausen by proxy; childhood schizophrenia; gang involvement; sexual offending; self-injurious behavior; and feral children. This concise volume offers up-to-date information on these conditions, which, though relatively rare, may have profound effect not only on the children themselves but also their families, friends, and the community at large. Coverage of each disorder is presented in an accessible format covering:

Overview and history.Description and diagnostic classification, with proposed changes to the DSM-V.Etiology and theory.Assessment tools and interview protocols.Commonly used psychological and pharmacological treatment options.Current research issues and directions for future investigation.

"Assessing and Treating Low Incidence/High Severity Psychological Disorders of Childhood" is a must-have reference for researchers, clinicians, practitioners, and graduate students in clinical child and school psychology, pediatrics, psychiatry, social work, school counseling, education, and public policy.

Economics, Planning and Housing (Hardcover, Clean): Michael Oxley Economics, Planning and Housing (Hardcover, Clean)
Michael Oxley
R4,925 Discovery Miles 49 250 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This broad-ranging new text applies economics analysis to the aims, instruments and outcomes of land use planning and housing policies. The core focus is on providing students with a substantive and sophisticated understanding of the relation of the state and market and such key current issues as sustainable development, urban renaissance, affordable housing and the relationships between planning, housebuilding and house prices. Drawing examples from Britain, the rest of Europe and the US, it emphasizes the role of economics in promoting a theoretically-informed and evidence-based approach to policy formation and implementation.

Gender, Globalization, and Health in a Latin American Context (Hardcover): J. Gideon Gender, Globalization, and Health in a Latin American Context (Hardcover)
J. Gideon
R2,663 R1,987 Discovery Miles 19 870 Save R676 (25%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Using a political economy of health, Gender, Globalization, and Health in a Latin American Context demonstrates how the development of health systems in Latin America was closely linked to men's participation in formal labor. This established an inherent male bias that continues to shape health services today. While economic liberalization has created new jobs that have been taken up mainly by women, these jobs fail to offer the same health entitlements. Author Jasmine Gideon explores the resultant tensions and gender inequalities, which have been further exacerbated in the context of health care commercialization.

Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population (Hardcover, 2012): Jacqueline L. Angel, Fernando Torres-Gil,... Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population (Hardcover, 2012)
Jacqueline L. Angel, Fernando Torres-Gil, Kyriakos Markides
R2,927 Discovery Miles 29 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Aging, Health, and Longevity in the Mexican-Origin Population creates a foundation for an interdisciplinary discussion of the trajectory of disability and long-term care for older people of Mexican-origin from a bi-national perspective. Although the literature on Latino elders in the United States is growing, few of these studies or publications offer the breadth and depth contained in this book.

Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply - Beyond Regulation (Hardcover): N. Prasad Social Policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply - Beyond Regulation (Hardcover)
N. Prasad
R2,878 Discovery Miles 28 780 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Within the general debate on neoliberalism and privatization, private sector participation (PSP) in water is one of the most controversial and emotional debates of the current development discourse. After a decade of experimentation with PSP in water supply, there is an emerging trend of failures or renegotiations. Despite this trend, PSP debate is still alive, but repackaged in different forms, such as PPP. This book puts emotions, ideologies and rhetoric aside, and provides a serious empirical investigation of whether PSP leads to increased welfare, especially for the poor.

Aspects of Aging - A Celebration of the European Year of Older People and Solidarity Between Generations, 1993 (Hardcover):... Aspects of Aging - A Celebration of the European Year of Older People and Solidarity Between Generations, 1993 (Hardcover)
Peter Kaim-Caudle, Jane Keithley, Audrey Mullender
R2,247 Discovery Miles 22 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book contains 14 papers written to celebrate the European Year of Older People and Solidarity between Generations in 1993. Issues of ageing are considered from the perspectives of demography, economics, social policy, sociology, community care, Buddhist philosophy, literature, and gender studies. The contributors from Germany, France and the UK include some of Erurope's most distinguished gerontologists.

Promoting Social Justice for Young Children (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.): Beatrice S. Fennimore, A.Lin Goodwin Promoting Social Justice for Young Children (Hardcover, 2011 Ed.)
Beatrice S. Fennimore, A.Lin Goodwin
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores important current social justice issues that confront young children in America. A broad range of topics related to the fair treatment of young children and their families are approached with a fresh and hopeful energy. The central argument of this volume is that a fair and just society must protect the basic needs of all children so they are able to reach their full potential to learn, grow, and ultimately become productive democratic citizens. The book includes contributions from an impressive group of authors who have been consistent voices for the fair and equitable treatment of children in school and society. Each chapter examines a critical issue in child social justice with a focus on the current problem, historical importance of the issue, potential solutions, and a vision for the future. The book has been developed to reach a wide audience of professionals whose work involves children and who have grown concerned about social forces that cause child suffering and threaten the well-being or even the survival of children in the United States. Readers will come away with up to date information and a renewed commitment to being life-long advocates for children.

Aging in Place with Dignity - International Solutions Relating to the Low-Income and Frail Elderly (Hardcover, New): Duncan P.... Aging in Place with Dignity - International Solutions Relating to the Low-Income and Frail Elderly (Hardcover, New)
Duncan P. Boldy, Leonard F. Heumann
R2,494 Discovery Miles 24 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Heumann and Boldy define and analyze emerging programs to help the frail and low-income elderly stay out of institutions and age in place in their communities with proper support systems. The case studies presented describe the latest thinking and innovative public program solutions to aging in place in highly developed industrialized countries, including Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Israel, Japan, Sweden, and the United States. Heumann and Boldy link these studies and describe the conditions and constraints under which existing programs function.

Chapter 1 examines the benefits and limitations to aging in place policies and programs on the broadest level, including the economic trends that have created the urgency for new government policies. Chapter 2 presents the classification system of aging in place solutions so that the case examples can be viewed in a comparative context of approach and government commitment. Chapters 3-7 discuss subsidized housing solutions in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and other developed countries. Chapters 8-12 review community support programs in Australia, Israel, Sweden, and Japan. Chapter 13 summarizes the case findings, adds data to the editors' overall classification model, and discusses how government assistance could and should evolve in the future. Aging in Place with Dignity is designed to help government and voluntary-service planners and providers at the federal and local levels deal with the complex and urgent problem of enabling the frail elderly to age in place.

Advocating for Children and Families in an Emerging Democracy - The Post Soviet Experience in Lithuania (Hardcover, New): Judy... Advocating for Children and Families in an Emerging Democracy - The Post Soviet Experience in Lithuania (Hardcover, New)
Judy W. Kugelmass, Dennis J. Ritchie
R2,756 Discovery Miles 27 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Mission Statement: This book investigates issues surrounding the creation of social policy and support systems for children and families in this emerging democracy. Approaches advocated by progressively oriented Lithuanian educators, mental health and human service professionals toward addressing these conditions are presented by Lithuanian and American educators and mental health practitioners who have been working toward the development of democratically based social institutions.

Beveridge - 1942-1992 (Hardcover): John Jacobs Beveridge - 1942-1992 (Hardcover)
John Jacobs
R2,250 Discovery Miles 22 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book attempts to develop a recognition of the scale of the problem of prison suicide internationally, and to set in the context of the prison as an institution. The sequel to this book, "Deaths in Custody: Caring for people at risk" is, also published by Whiting and Birch.

Recommendation on Social Protection Floors - Basic Principles for Innovative Solutions (Hardcover): Tineke Dijkhoff, George... Recommendation on Social Protection Floors - Basic Principles for Innovative Solutions (Hardcover)
Tineke Dijkhoff, George Letlhokwa Mpedi
R4,032 Discovery Miles 40 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs (Hardcover, 2012): David Hollar Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs (Hardcover, 2012)
David Hollar
R8,741 Discovery Miles 87 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Children with chronic conditions, developmental disorders, and birth defects represent a sizeable minority of American children-as many as one in five. Often their families have financial or other issues limiting their access to appropriate care, thus limiting their adult prospects as well. Compounding the problem, many valuable resources concerning this population are difficult to access although they may be critical to the researchers, practitioners, and policymakers creating standards for quality care and services. In response, the Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs assembles research, applied, and policy perspectives reflecting the range of children's problems requiring special services. Widely studied conditions (e.g., communication disorders, substance abuse) and those receiving lesser attention (e.g., tuberculosis) are covered, as are emerging ideas such as the "medical home" concept of continuity of care. Its interdisciplinary outlook makes the Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs a vital, forward-looking text for developmental psychologists, pediatricians, early childhood and special education researchers and practitioners, disability researchers, policymakers, and advocates, and providers for children with special health care needs.

Social Security Programs - A Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective (Hardcover, New): John Dixon, Robert P. Scheurell Social Security Programs - A Cross-Cultural Comparative Perspective (Hardcover, New)
John Dixon, Robert P. Scheurell
R2,781 Discovery Miles 27 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume examines current trends in social security programs around the world. An international group of contributors provide (1) historical perspectives on the development of social security programs (looking at the U.S., Japan, and South Korea); (2) national overviews of programs as adapted to specific populations (in Indonesia, the Philippines, China, Zimbabwe, Yugoslavia, and Malaysia); and (3) specific program analyses (long term care in Britain, health care in Sweden, and industrial accident benefits as developed in Brazil). The discussions highlight the need to evaluate the impact of social security programs on the general population, as well as on specific population groups. This work will be of interest to scholars and policy-makers in social welfare and public policy.

Solidarity without the State? - Business and the Shaping of the Swiss Welfare State, 1890-2000 (Hardcover): Matthieu Leimgruber Solidarity without the State? - Business and the Shaping of the Swiss Welfare State, 1890-2000 (Hardcover)
Matthieu Leimgruber
R2,834 Discovery Miles 28 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents the first comprehensive history of the interplay of public and private provision that made the Swiss 'three-pillar' pension system into a model for the World Bank and other pension reformers during the last two decades of the twentieth century. Through a study of business federations', private pension lobbyists' and insurance companies' archives, Matthieu Leimgruber charts the century-long battle waged over the boundaries of state and private pensions. He shows how a distinctive path towards social provision has laid the foundation for a pension fund industry rivalling that of the United States and the United Kingdom. Through this comparative approach Matthieu Leimgruber is also able to question current assumptions about the strict dichotomy between 'Anglo-Saxon' and 'continental' models of welfare provision. This study will appeal to scholars of twentieth-century European history, economic history, political economy and welfare economics.

Human Rights and Children (Hardcover): Barbara Stark Human Rights and Children (Hardcover)
Barbara Stark
R10,773 Discovery Miles 107 730 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This research review provides a comprehensive overview of children's human rights. Beginning with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the most widely ratified human rights treaty in the world, it explores the theory, doctrine, and implementation of the legal frameworks addressing child labor, child soldiers, and child trafficking, as well as children's socio-economic rights, including their rights to education. This topical research review is an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and activists.

A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2019): Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle... A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 2019)
Angelo P. Giardino, Michelle A. Lyn, Eileen R. Giardino
R5,202 Discovery Miles 52 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The impact of child maltreatment on victims, families, and society-from immediate medical care and legal services to long-term mental health care and law enforcement-cannot be understated. And it remains a severe problem in spite of increasing public awareness and stricter laws. To keep up with growing body of professionals staying informed on this subject, the third edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect assists the reader in recognizing abuse/neglect (exclusive of sexual abuse) in children and youth, and determining its extent. Illustrated with clinical photographs, the Guide details systematic evaluation procedures, explains the tasks of an evaluation team, and expands and updates the knowledge base in these and other major areas: Specific injuries, including burns, bruises, fractures, and head and abdominal injuries Malnourishment and other forms of neglect Medical child abuse (previously known as Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy) Maltreatment of children with special health care needs Domestic partner violence Prevention strategies, psychosocial assessment, collaborations with law enforcement and the courts, and more The new edition of A Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect offers expert information useful to practitioners across professional domains: public health professionals in maternal and child health and school settings; physicians and nurses; clinical social workers, child psychologists, and school psychologists; and attorneys and law enforcement personnel.

Globalization and the Welfare State (Hardcover): B. Soedersten Globalization and the Welfare State (Hardcover)
B. Soedersten
R2,875 Discovery Miles 28 750 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With contributions from leading thinkers such as J. Bhagwati and Robert Solow, this edited collection examines some hotly debated issues in today's world. The significance of globalization and its effects on welfare states is discussed and analyzed. A special chapter is devoted to terrorism, and it is explained why some people are willing to sacrifice their lives to gain 'heavenly goods'. The role of multinationals in the globalization process is examined as is the importance of changing and evolving social norms regarding work and leisure for the survival of today's welfare states.

Residential Care for the Elderly - Critical Issues in Public Policy (Hardcover): Sharon Baggett Residential Care for the Elderly - Critical Issues in Public Policy (Hardcover)
Sharon Baggett
R2,216 Discovery Miles 22 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Although residential care and assisted living for older adults has expanded rapidly in recent decades, it has done so in a policy environment beset by confusion and conflicting purposes. Sharon A. Baggett traces many of the current problems to insufficient knowledge of the population these policies are designed to serve. In her examination of the frequently neglected interface between policy and people, she provides a comprehensive review of current federal and state policies, a detailed case study of a state residential care program, and an analysis of the needs and characteristics of persons in assisted living facilities. Baggett's policy overview covers such areas as the confusion between housing and care, supply and demand factors in the economics of residential care, conditions contributing to the increase in numbers of assisted living facilities, and current policies that define and limit the choice of residential alternatives. A case study of Oregon's residential care program shows how that state has adapted federal initiatives to local goals and philosophies of long-term care. Funding mechanisms, regulations, and the role of state agencies in developing and monitoring compliance are discussed. Following a comprehensive profile of facility residents, the question of using functional assessment measures to determine individual needs is explored. Linking the larger policy issues with an in-depth analysis of residents served and actual services provided, this book will be helpful to policy planners and developers, administrators, and case managers, as well as students and academics concerned with housing and assisted living services for the elderly.

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