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Social Policy: An Introduction [Paperback]

Ken Blakemore , Edwin Griggs
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1 July 2007 0335218741 978-0335218745 3
"This is something of a best seller and it is easy to understand why. It will serve the needs of both Level 1 and other students of social policy well [and] it carries off the exploration of specific theoretical issues within discrete policy areas particularly well."
Social Policy & Administration

"This is an extremely useful updated text for students of social policy and other related areas, such as social work. The book is clearly written and enables students to develop an understanding of how and why social policies are constructed. Key points are well made and highlighted examples/boxes are provided in the text. There is reference made at the end of each chapter to further reading."
Bernard Melling, University of Salford
Social Policy builds on the strengths of the highly respected first and second editions to offer a broad introduction to current developments in social policy and welfare. Comprehensive, readable and thought-provoking, this is the standard introductory book on social policy in the UK. It provides a framework for exploring key questions such as:

  • What are social policies?
  • How are social policies created and implemented?
  • Why do certain policies exist?
This revised edition has been expanded and thoroughly updated to reflect the latest developments in the fields of social policy and welfare. It includes:
  • A new chapter on criminal justice
  • Revised chapters on education, community and social care, and health
  • An updated and expanded glossary of key terms and annotated further reading including websites
  • Annotated further reading- including websites
Social Policy is essential reading for students beginning or building on their study of social policy or welfare. The book is also suitable as a reference resource for practitioners and professional policy makers in fields including health, medicine and nursing, housing, social services and counselling, education, law and criminology.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Open University Press; 3 edition (1 July 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0335218741
  • ISBN-13: 978-0335218745
  • Product Dimensions: 17 x 2 x 23.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 164,853 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ken Blakemore is a Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Wales Swansea, UK. Edwin Griggs is a part time Senior Lecturer at Birmingham University and Wolverhampton University, UK.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A real introduction 11 April 2013
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This is a real introduction to the basis of social policy and the nature of making it. It is not very heavily weighted into civil rights, which disappointed me a little (I consider human/civil rights to be a huge part of social policy) but it focuses mainly on other aspects of social policy which are less of the exciting stuff (like civil right protection) but more practical knowledge - such as housing policy and the welfare state. A fantastic read nonetheless.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Yes it is good so far 9 Feb 2013
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Enjoying it but books like this date really quickly. Don't know why we are asked to have to include so many words in review
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5.0 out of 5 stars perfect 5 Dec 2011
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this was yet another one of the books needed to complete my HNC, it arrived in good condition, in good time, and enabled me to complete my corse with no hold ups
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