Love, hate and welfare

Psychosocial approaches to policy and practice

Häftad, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

This book presents a psychosocial examination of the changing relationships between users of services, professionals and managers in the post-war welfare state. It:develops practice-based perspectives on changing social relations of care;discusses the psychic dimensions of entitlement, risk, responsibility, compassion and dependency in the welfare system;develops a grid to link the interpersonal, institutional and sociopolitical dimensions of successive post-war welfare settlements;explores the potential contribution of psychoanalytic concepts to social policy and practice. This book is aimed at all those who have an interest in the development of responsive welfare institutions, including policy makers, professionals and academics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-10-30
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:311 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781861343437

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Lynn Froggett teaches social work and social policy at the University of Central Lancashire. She has a practice background in work with children and families and adult mental health, and has a strong interest in interprofessional care. She co- edits the Journal of Social Work Practice and is currently researching in the area of health promotion and community regeneration with a special interest in arts-based initiatives.

Recensioner i media

"... a good contribution to the field of the psychosociology of social policies. Based on the author's many years of professional practice, it contains a good many interesting ideas for reflection and debate, which should be read carefully, thinking about the theoretical and practical implications of the discussed topics." European Journal of Social Work

Innehållsförteckning

Contents: Part One: Introduction; Between fracture and solidarity; Psychosocial welfare; Old welfare: from warriors to citizens; No welfare: privatisation of concern; Mixed welfare: from consumption to compassion?; Part Two: Introduction; Beyond welfare: compassion, recognition and ethics of care; Beyond welfare: recognition, practice and the organisation; Beyond welfare: the political environment; Beyond welfare: vision, voice and story.