New Labour has concentrated many of its social policy initiatives
in reinvigorating the family, community and work in the paid labour
market. But just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's
policy and practice? In this book, Simon Prideaux shows how New
Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which
dominated British and American sociological thought during the
1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The book provides an accessible overview of
the theories that underpin the policies of New Labour, including
the often labyrinthine theories of Talcott Parsons, Amitai Etzioni
and Anthony Giddens; examines the ideas of Charles Murray and John
Macmurray, philosophers publicly admired by Tony Blair; looks at
the sociological origin of debates and controversies that surround
the provision of welfare in both the US and UK and considers the
alienating effects that New Deal schemes may have in Britain today.
Not so New Labour's innovative approach to the analysis of social
policy under New Labour will be invaluable to academics, students
and researchers in social policy, sociology, politics and applied
social studies.
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