Social Welfare & Social Services

Updated with nine new end-of-chapter case studies and more than 50 new boxed examples, the Third Edition of Joel Best''s Social Problems elucidates...

Groups are a universal phenomenon, but their dynamics, make-up and customs can vary widely a group can be anything from a family to a sports club....

Good writing skills are essential for study, but many students find that they struggle to write well. Written especially for health and social care...

With the Conservative Party breaking new ground in forming a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, this book examines the development an...

For vulnerable older, disabled or homeless people who need accommodation and support, many different forms of housing have developed whether hoste...

For vulnerable older, disabled or homeless people who need accommodation and support, many different forms of housing have developed whether hoste...

This unique resource, informed by both research and practice, is designed not only to help people understand autism spectrum conditions, but to giv...

Care has been struggled for, resisted and celebrated. The failure to care in 'care services' has been seen as a human rights problem and evidence o...

High economic growth and relatively equitable distribution were among the most conspicuous characteristics of the postwar Japanese political econom...

Through a practical introduction to the policies of the American welfare state-a wide-ranging subject much discussed but seldom described-this conc...

The public services and care being provided to our veteran citizens are rapidly changing due to the increasing number of veterans that live in o...

Keep your government hands off my Medicare! Such comments spotlight a central question animating Suzanne Mettler's provocative and timely book: why...