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Women's Welfare, Women's Rights book cover

1st Edition

Women's Welfare, Women's Rights

Edited By Jane Lewis Copyright 1983
238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge

238 Pages
by Routledge
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There are a number of ways of approaching the study of social policy, the most common is perhaps the division by ‘service’. A different approach is by ‘group’. Another is first to isolate a concept – for example, social justice or equality – and then to relate it both to policies in a particular area and to particular groups. Originally published in 1983, Women's Welfare, Women's Rights opted... Read more

Preface.  1. Introduction Jane Lewis  2. Dealing with Dependency: State Practices and Social Realities, 1870-1945 Jane Lewis  3. Members and Survivors: Women and Retirement-Pensions Legislation Dulcie Groves  4. Who Still Cares for the Family? Recent Developments in Income Maintenance, Taxation and Family Law Hilary Land  5. Sex Equality and Social Security Brian Abel-Smith  6. Women and Health Policy Ann Oakley  7. Women’s Employment, Legislation and the Labour-Market Irene Bruegel  8. Equal Opportunity Policies: Some Implications for Women of Contrasts between Enforcement Bodies in Britain and the USA Elizabeth Meehan  9. The New Right, Sex, Education and Social Policy: Towards a New Moral Economy in Britain and the USA Miriam E. David.  Notes on Contributors.  Index.

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Jane Lewis

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