Understanding Community by Peter Somerville
This substantially revised edition of a highly topical text draws upon theory from Marx and Bourdieu to offer a clearer understanding of community in capitalist society. The book takes a more critical look at the literature on community, community development and the politics of community, and applies this critical approach to themes introduced in the first edition on economic development, learning, health and social care, housing, and policing, taking into account the changes in policy that have taken place, particularly in the UK, since the first edition was written. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and students of social policy, sociology and politics as well as areas of housing and urban studies.-
Understanding theories and concepts in social policy
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Understanding Research for Social Policy and Social Work
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Understanding Health and Social Care
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Understanding Global Social Policy
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Understanding the policy process
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Understanding Housing Policy
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Understanding Health Policy
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Understanding human need
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Understanding social citizenship
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Understanding Disability Policy
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Understanding inequality, poverty and wealth
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Understanding equal opportunities and diversity
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Understanding Crime and Social Policy
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Understanding Social Security
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Understanding 'Race' and Ethnicity
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Understanding the environment and social policy
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Understanding the Mixed Economy of Welfare
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Understanding the Cost of Welfare
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Understanding social welfare movements
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Understanding immigration and refugee policy
"Very clear introduction to concepts and issues surroudning community linking theoretical models very clearly with practice examples" Dexter duBoulay, Coventry University
Peter Somerville is Professor of Social Policy and Head of the Policy Studies Research Centre at the University of Lincoln, England. He has researched and published widely on issues of housing, policing, race equality, substance misuse, homelessness, cooperative enterprise and community governance.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447316084 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447316088 |
| Title | Understanding Community |
| Author | Peter Somerville |
| Series | Understanding Welfare: Social Issues Policy And Practice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2016-04-25 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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