Welfare, exclusion, and political agency /

Welfare, Exclusion and Politcal Agency develops key topics in social work and social policy relating to exclusion, social divisions and control in welfare. It provides theoretical tools for students, academics and professionals whose work involves them in supporting the political agency of excluded...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Batsleer, Janet, Humphries, Beth, 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge : Taylor & Francis, 2005
Series:State of welfare.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Welfare, Exclusion and Political Agency; Copyright; Contents; Notes on contributors; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgement; 1 Welfare, exclusion and political agency; 2 From 'street arabs' to 'angels': working-class children, competence and citizenship, 1850-1914; 3 The colonization of the poor; 4 Outsiders within: the role of welfare in the internal control of immigration; 5 Clinical psychology in a cold climate: towards culturally appropriate services; 6 Resources for hope: social work and social exclusion
  • 7 Critical professionals and reflective practice: the experience of women practitioners in health, welfare and education8 Socio-economic factors: a neglected dimension in harm to children; 9 School exclusion: alienation and the dilemmas for formal and informal educators; 10 Sparring partners: conflicts in the expression and treatment of self-harm; 11 Three prisoners' stories: talking back through autobiography; 12 In or out?: how lesbians negotiate and experience coming out; Index