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Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy

By Ian Barns, Janice Dudley, Patricia Harris, Alan Petersen

Poststructuralism, Citizenship and Social Policy shows how poststructuralist ideas can be usefully applied in the areas of welfare, health, education and science and technology policy,…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18288-1 (Routledge)

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Poverty, Welfare and the Disciplinary State

By Chris Jones, Tony Novak

In a forward looking appraisal of the welfare state, Poverty, Welfare and the Disciplinary State examines such issues as:
*the current dynamics of…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18290-4 (Routledge)

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Ideal Homes?

Social Change and the Experience of the Home

Edited by Tony Chapman, Jenny Hockey

Ideal Homes? shows how both popular images and experiences of home life relate to the ability of society's members to produce and respond to…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-17122-9 (Routledge)

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Insecure Times

Living with Insecurity in Modern Society

Edited by Michael Hill, John Vail, Jane Wheelock

At a time when families break up and employment is often short-term, society is increasingly forced to operate against a background of insecurity. Insecure Times

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-17094-9 (Routledge)

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Sociology: The Basics

By Martin Albrow

This is a book for anyone who wants to know what sociology is and what sociologists do. In a subject which has changed dramatically over…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-17264-6 (Routledge)

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Digital Democracy

Discourse and Decision Making in the Information Age

Edited by Barry N. Hague, Brian D. Loader

Digital Democracy considers how technological developments might combine with underlying social, economic and political conditions to produce new vehicles for democratic practice.
The growth of…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-19738-0 (Routledge)

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Women and Social Class

International Feminist Perspectives

Edited by London., Christine Zmroczek; Pat Mahony both of the Roehampton Institute

This volume presents debates on class within an international context. Its particular focus is on women's theorized experience of social class from a variety of…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-1-85728-930-5 (Routledge)

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Young People, Housing and Social Policy

Edited by Julie Rugg

Presenting up-to-date empirical research on the subject of young people, housing and social policy in contemporary Britain, this book considers the issue of young people's…

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1999 | Hardback: 978-0-415-18579-0 (Routledge)

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Nordic Social Policy

Changing Welfare States

Edited by Matti Heikkila, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Staffan Marklund, Niels Ploug

By focusing on developments in the Nordic welfare states during the past decade, Nordic Social Policy provides new insights into the evolution of welfare state…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20876-5 (Routledge)

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Health and Exclusion

Policy and Practice in Health Provision

Edited by David Banks, Michael Purdy

Health and Exclusion is a pioneering examination of those policies and practices of exclusion currently experienced by health 'customers' in the UK.
Chapters document…

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1999 | Paperback: 978-0-415-18017-7 (Routledge)

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The Microstructures of Housing Markets
Edited by Susan J. Smith, Moira Munro
To be published December 9th 2008

Progressive Community Organizing: A Critical Approach for a Globalizing World
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Welfare in the United States: A History with Documents, 1935-1996
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Ageing in East Asia: Challenges and Policies for the Twenty-First Century
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To be published February 25th 2009

The New Sociology of the Health Service
Edited by Jonathan Gabe, Mike Calnan
To be published March 9th 2009

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