Utilizando numerosas analogías con el lenguaje de la música, el autor investiga el desarrollo de la autoestima en una sociedad desigual, cómo esa autoestima debe estar equilibrada con los sentimientos hacia los demás, y cómo el respeto mutuo puede forjar vínculos por encima de l…
Offering a detailed account of community provision for so-called 'vulnerable adults' in the UK, this collection focuses primarily on people with learning difficulties, examining key issues such as charity versus rights, the role of the market in care provision and the changing c…
The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, MacKay shows that many of the plebeian populace retained traditional working-class pursuits, such as g…
The population of London soared during the Industrial Revolution and the poorer areas became iconic places of overcrowding and vice. Focusing on the communities of Westminster, MacKay shows that many of the plebeian populace retained traditional working-class pursuits, such as g…
An examination of the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains, arguing that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit consideration of happiness.
An examination of the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains, arguing that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit consideration of happiness.
An examination of the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains, arguing that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit consideration of happiness.
An examination of the achievements and potential of applied happiness scholarship in diverse cultures and domains, arguing that progressive policies require a substantial and explicit consideration of happiness.
This volume synthesizes the insights of feminist and mainstream research in examining the impact of gender on welfare state analysis and outcomes. It highlights the effect of welfare state policies on women and men.
"At a time when social welfare is undergoing structural economic change, this text puts the important emerging field of social development into the hands of the student. Inspired by the conceptual insights of contemporary political economy, social development offers a macro view…
The social development approach seeks to integrate economic and social policies within a dynamic development process in order to achieve social welfare objectives. This comprehensive textbook demonstrates that social development offers critically significant insights for the dev…
