http://213.253.134.26/policy A listing of some of our new titles en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424624 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424624 This timely and wide-ranging book offers an accessible assessment of challenges confronting a public health system, which will appeal to public health professionals and students. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424754 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424754 This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422040 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422040 This exciting book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones which are affected by changing opportunities and pressures in contemporary societies. The book will be welcomed by an international audience. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423979 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423979 This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy. Having choices empowers us, but constant extension of choice overwhelms us. In a concise and readable style, the author considers whether choice enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the blithe assumption that more choice is always for the better. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861347206 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861347206 This book provides a wide-ranging review of existing writing and research on rural social services and explores some of the distinctive features of rural contexts and rural problems. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421890 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421890 This book provides an accessible overview of human needs, exploring how they may be translated into rights. It also looks at how social policy can be informed by a politics of human need. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421920 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421920 This original book analyses the links between development, population ageing and the experiences of older people, especially in developing countries where more than 80% of the increase in people aged over 60 will take place over the coming decades. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423757 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423757 This timely book explores the debates surrounding the legalisation of drugs, examining the alternatives and their implications for individuals and society. It will be essential reading for students and academics in criminology, sociology and social policy, as well as policy makers, practitioners and the general public. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847426680 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847426680 This book explores the economic, religious, political and personal forces that led to some 80,000 British children being sent to Canada between 1867 and 1915 and provides a vivid look at one aspect of the history of child welfare practices. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422132 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422132 This book seeks to understand the Right to Buy, the most controversial housing policy of the last 30 years, on its own terms, rather than most studies which focus on its negative impact. It explains how the policy links with a coherent ideology based on self-interest and the care of things close to us. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861349811 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861349811 This book examines how religion and related beliefs have varied impacts on the needs and perceptions of practitioners, service users, and the support networks available to them. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424068 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424068 Drawing on contemporary research and debates from different Nordic countries, this book examines how social work and child welfare politics are produced and challenged as both global and local ideas and practices. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421029 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421029 This book examines the principles and values that support an ethical approach to public health practice and provides examples of complex areas which those practising, analysing and planning the health of populations have to navigate. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420121 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420121 This exciting book is a pioneering work of integrated praxis, situating theory within a participatory worldview and grounding practice in the important issues of our times - social justice and sustainability. The book will be of interest to both academics and community-based practitioners. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421203 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421203 Presents a new theoretical framework for understanding street cultures based on fieldwork and interviews with dealers aged between 15 and 30, exploring themes including marginalisation, discrimination, cannabis dealing and drug use, violence, masculinity, hip-hop culture, experiences with the welfare system, and issues of immigration and racism. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422170 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422170 Mixing policy discussion and empirical work by leading researchers in the field, "Changing local governance, changing citizens" aims to explain what debates about local governance mean for local people. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421791 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421791 Drawing on the best available research evidence, 'Managing transitions' highlights issues common to all experiencing transition as well as the dilemmas specific to particular situations. It addresses significant transitions relevant to policy and practice, covering key transition points in social care from childhood to old age. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424389 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424389 As children spend more time online there are increasing questions about its social implications and consequences. The risks they face and the proposed solutions are all subject to continual change. This book which reports on the findings of the EU Kids Online project with a pan-European focus is a vital resource in today's rapidly changing internet environment. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421050 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421050 'Regulating sex for sale' provides a detailed analysis and critical reflection on the processes, assumptions and contradictions shaping the UK's emerging prostitution policy. It examines the total package of reforms and proposals that have been introduced in this area since May 2000. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421951 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847421951 Based on the practice expertise and research of social workers from developing and developed countries worldwide, this book examines the relationship between social work and health inequalities in the context of globalisation. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422255 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422255 With new devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, this book provides a study of developments in the major areas of social policy and a full comparison between the four UK nations. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424112 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424112 This much-needed book analyses money, health, place, quality of life and identity, and demonstrates the gaps of treatment and outcomes between older and younger people, and between different groups of older people. It provides strong evidence of the scale of current disadvantage in the UK and suggests actions that could begin to change the picture of unequal ageing. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420701 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420701 This important book investigates changing concepts and experiences of community across the lifecourse and into older age and how they play out in housing with care settings. An overview of how the housing with care sector has developed, both in the UK and internationally, is provided. The book emphasizes the central importance of a sense of community for older people's quality of life and explores the impact of a range of factors including social networks, inclusive activities, diversity and the built environment. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423047 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423047 This original book provides an overview of changes in social and fiscal policy since the 1970s, using an original and unique lifetime simulation approach to analyse how changes in these policies would affect people of low median and high income living in 1979, 1997 and 2008 if they lived their whole lives under the policy rules in place in these years. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420527 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847420527 This exciting book challenges many common stereotypes about the nature of family involvement as people age. The book explores diversity and change in the family relationships older people maintain, looking at how family relationships are constructed and organised in later life. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422705 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847422705 This unique book addresses the shortfall in knowledge regarding older people's attachment to deprived neighbourhoods and offers a re-conceptualisation of environmental gerontology. The author examines new cross-national research and challenges the common view that ageing 'in place' is optimal, particularly within areas that present multiple risks to the individual. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424082 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424082 A hundred years after its philanthropist founder identified poverty, alcohol, drugs and gambling among the social evils of his time, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation initiated a major consultation among leading thinkers, activists and commentators, as well as the wider public. "Contemporary social evils" examines the underlying problems that pose the greatest threat to British society in the 21st century. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424105 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847424105 This book presents the stories of 20 women from Bradford between the ages of 14 and 80, from their own perspectives. It offers an intricate mosaic of the experiences, views and hopes of these women and in so doing emphasises the power of people's lives to aid deeper debate and understanding and gives voice to an important and often marginalised group. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861349910 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781861349910 This much-needed textbook provides a fresh understanding of the radical tradition and shows how it can be developed in contemporary social work. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423870 http://213.253.134.26/policy/display.asp?ISB=9781847423870 'Children and young people's worlds' offers a range of critical perspectives on children's lives in the early 21st century at both national and international levels. Key topics illustrate important global and local issues and show how these impact on policy initiatives and practical interventions in children's lives. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:56:19 GMT