1st Edition

Sociology and Social Welfare

By Michael Sullivan Copyright 1987
204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

204 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1987, Sociology and Social Welfare looks at the relationship between state and welfare in the context of a wider sociological analysis of state and society in post-war Britain. The book looks at two main concerns, the first suggests the ways in which the theory and practice of welfare might be made more reflective and self-conscious if located in sociological... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. The Context of Welfare

2. Perspectives on the Modern British State

3. Approaches to Welfare

4. The Development and Functions of Social Work

5. State, Welfare and Social Work

6. Sociological Imagination and the Practice of Social Work

7. Sociology and Social Welfare: Problems and Prospects

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Michael Sullivan