The Assets Perspective: The Rise of Asset Building and Its Impact on Social Policy, Cramer R., Shanks T.

Автор: Iosifidis P.
Название: Global Media and Communication Policy: An International Perspective
ISBN: 1349304565 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349304561
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Petros Iosifidis addresses an increasingly prominent subject area in the field of media and communications, and one that has attracted increased attention in areas such as sociology, economics, political science and law: global media policy and regulation.

Автор: H. J?rgens; Helmut Weidner; Martin J?nicke
Название: Capacity Building in National Environmental Policy
ISBN: 3642077323 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642077326
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Описание: This book is the second collection of systematic case studies describing national environmental policies in 17 countries in terms of capacity building (see Appen- dix).

Автор: Roberts Thomas W.
Название: Social Policy for Child and Family Development: A Systems/Dialectical Perspective
ISBN: 1516521161 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781516521166
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Social Policy for Child and Family Development: A Systems/Dialectical Perspective is designed to help students think critically and dialectically about social policies that affect children and families. Based on the belief that no single policymaking position has all the answers, the book offers a model that reduces the tendency to present only one viewpoint. As they move through the text, readers use this model to evaluate the effectiveness of specific policies. The book addresses issues such as alcohol, nicotine, and drug use during pregnancy, social policy and poverty, education, family development, and technology. The material also discusses child abuse and neglect, social media and ethnicity, and the future of social policy on child and family development. Each chapter includes learning objectives, key terms, study questions, a debate activity, additional reading resources, and a list of references. Social Policy for Child and Family Development is well suited to courses in child and family studies or consumer sciences.

Автор: Broom
Название: Dying: A Social Perspective on the End of Life
ISBN: 1138494852 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138494855
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: An inevitable and universal experience, dying is experienced by individuals in different ways, often related to the character of our relationships, family structures, gender identities, cultural backgrounds, and economic means. Drawing on extensive qualitative fieldwork with patients, carers and health professionals in Australia and the United Kingdom, Dying: A Social Perspective on the End of Life provides a critical examination of the different spheres of dying, in social and cultural context. Exploring complex issues such as the politics of assisted dying, negotiating medical futility, gender and dying, the desire for redemption, the moralities of 'the good fight' and the lived experience of bodily disintegration, this book links novel theoretical ideas within sociology to cutting-edge empirical data collected in palliative and end-of-life care contexts. A theoretically engaged understanding of the social mediation of the end of life, Dying: A Social Perspective on the End of Life also sheds light on the manner in which the end of life can be shaped by major economic, cultural and socio-cultural shifts including neo-liberalism, individualisation, medicalisation, professionalisation and detraditionalisation. As such, it will appeal to social science, health and medical researchers interested in the end of life, as well as those working in palliative and end-of-life care settings.

Автор: Sudha Menon
Название: Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy: A Critical Perspective
ISBN: 1773613278 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781773613277
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: The very nature of social policy is that it poses to be very simplistic if one aspect is considered but proves to be very complex if it is looked as a whole. To understand the complex concept of social policy, we have very limited sources. Here lies the relevance of this textbook. As the name Understanding Theories and Concepts in Social Policy suggests, this book explains the concept of social policy as a whole. Humans are constantly in pursuit of improving and developing their lives. This is clearly evident as man constantly reforms the areas of education, health care, labor, criminal justice, and social care among many others. This textbook outlines the broad scope of social policy as an area of study and introduces the reader to major theories and concepts within the discipline of social policy.It critically examines theoretical approaches such as Liberalism, Marxism, Social Democracy, neo-liberalism, post-modernism etc. as well as approaches from the perspective of social movements, especially feminism. In addition to that, the book also discusses sensitive topics, which are important part of social policy, like community and citizenship, equality and social justice, needs, liberty and freedom, and challenges and future directions. The central theme of this book is to develop an understanding of the links between social policy theory, ideology, policy, and politics and practice so that readers can see the relevance to their own lives. It also explores different perspectives and visions on social policy and their implications for understanding and addressing major social problems in society. Central to the current study of social policy is the recognition that society is divided by differences such as age, gender, income, ethnicity and so forth.The writing of this textbook has been truly a collective effort. It has been benefitted and blessed from the inputs received from various field experts and laureates in various sorts of forms, from university professors and school teachers and many other forces which are not mentioned here. In writing this textbook our sincere effort has been to address the concerns raised regarding the obsolete ideologies and stereotypes against social policy by various practitioners. We have tried to collect various suggestions by the experts in this field under one roof for the convenience of the readers and students alike. Furthermore, we have given points and counterpoints on the topics discussed, to engage the students and make the chapters lot more interesting. In keeping with the general guidelines, we have tried to reduce the load and attempted to make it as comprehensible as we can for the students and readers referring to this textbook. How far we have succeeded in our efforts, is left for the students and readers of this textbook to judge. We hope that students who go through this textbook will develop a proper scientific attitude and perspective for analyzing the social policy within the world around them.We take great pleasure in placing this textbook in the hands of students, readers and teachers and also express our sincerest gratitude to all those who have provided their unstinted support in its writing and production.

Автор: Kamil Glinka
Название: Urban Policy System in Strategic Perspective: From V4 to Ukraine
ISBN: 3631829795 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783631829790
Издательство: Peter Lang
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The book focuses on the cities and urban policy systems analysed in the strategic (long-term) perspective. Due to this unique perspective, the book enables the multifactorial analysis of the conditions and mechanisms of creating the urban policy system in the Visegrad Group states and Ukraine. Undoubtedly, there is a lack of studies presenting the strategic approach to creating urban policy system discussed in the broad context of the transformations of the modern democratic state and, what is connected with it, through the prism of the processes of decentralization, Europeanization and regionalization. The monograph, in the intention of the editor and the team of authors, is to fill this undeniable gap.

Автор: Waring
Название: A Socio-cultural Perspective on Patient Safety
ISBN: 1138072818 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138072817
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This edited volume of original chapters brings together researchers from around the world who are exploring the facets of health care organization and delivery that are sometimes marginal to mainstream patient safety theories and methodologies but offer important insights into the socio-cultural and organizational context of patient safety. By examining these critical insights or perspectives and drawing upon theories and methodologies often neglected by mainstream safety researchers, this collection shows we can learn more about not only the barriers and drivers to implementing patient safety programmes, but also about the more fundamental issues that shape notions of safety, alternate strategies for enhancing safety, and the wider implications of the safety agenda on the future of health care delivery. In so doing, A Socio-cultural Perspective on Patient Safety challenges the taken-for-granted assumptions around fundamental philosophical and political issues upon which mainstream orthodoxy relies. The book draws upon a range of theoretical and empirical approaches from across the social sciences to investigate and question the patient safety movement. Each chapter takes as its focus and question a particular aspect of the patient safety reforms, from its policy context and theoretical foundations to its practical application and manifestation in clinical practice, whilst also considering the wider implications for the organization and delivery of health care services. Accordingly, the chapters each draw upon a distinct theoretical or methodological approach to critically explore specific dimensions of the patient safety agenda. Taken as a whole, the collection advances a strong, coherent argument that is much needed to counter some of the uncritical assumptions that need to be described and analyzed if patient safety is indeed to be achieved.

Автор: Markku Oksanen, Ashley Dodsworth, Selina O`Doherty
Название: Environmental Human Rights: A Political Theory Perspective
ISBN: 0367244632 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367244637
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book explores how environmental human rights must respond to the key questions of politics, such as the state and sovereignty, equality, recognition and representation, and examines how the competing understandings about these rights are also related to political ideologies.

Автор: Tulia G. Falleti, Santiago L. Cunial
Название: Participation in Social Policy: Public Health in Comparative Perspective
ISBN: 1108468209 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108468206
Издательство: Cambridge Academ
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Описание: Governments and international organizations have promoted community participation in public health since the late 1970s. We lack comparative studies of these participatory institutions in public health. This Element proposes a conceptualization of programmatic participation and distinguishes between two types, monitoring and policy-making.

Автор: Thomas W. Roberts
Название: Social Policy for Child and Family Development: A Systems/Dialectical Perspective
ISBN: 1634870271 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781634870276
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: Helps students think critically and dialectically about social policies that affect children and families. Based on the belief that no single policymaking position has all the answers, the book offers a model that reduces the tendency to present only one viewpoint. As they move through the text, readers use this model to evaluate the effectiveness of specific policies.

Автор: Knio K.
Название: The European Union`s Mediterranean Policy: Model or Muddle?: A New Institutionalist Perspective
ISBN: 1349523739 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349523733
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Описание: By analysing case studies through the lens of new constructivist Institutionalist perspective, this book sheds new light on the failure of EU policies in the Mediterranean. It suggests that these failures are the result of problems at the very heart of EU policy-making which clearly privilege economic concerns over social concerns.

Автор: Tulmets E.
Название: East Central European Foreign Policy Identity in Perspective: Back to Europe and the Eu`s Neighbourhood
ISBN: 1349331953 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349331956
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Описание: How have countries in the EU that were previously under Communist rule influenced the creation of a European policy towards other Post-Soviet nations? This study explores countries including the Czech Republic and Poland and shows how they have helped develop a coherent policy based reconciling political and historical foreign policy identities.