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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this book provide a comprehensive review of child care policy and practice. They present evaluations and critiques of new or impending legislation and policies, and describe innovative services for children and young people who are deemed to be in need of protection, care or control as a result of abandonment, neglect, ill-treatment, offending or other difficulties. They also examine changes in adoption law, where such issues as placement policies in relation to children from ethnic minorities, intercountry adoption and the trend towards greater openness have become prominent and controversial in recent years.Trade ReviewIf readers take the time to look at less familiar areas they will not be disappointed. If this occurs the volume can truly be said to have been effective in deepening the readers' knowledge of and respect for other practitioners and their clients. -- International Social WorkIn recent years, social work with children and families has become so dominated by investigations and monitoring that therapeutic work has been pushed aside. The Department of Health (1995) has put the case for redressing the balance and this book provides a welcome overview of how we can, effectively, help parents and children. The editor makes the case for an evidence based approach to practice. Each chapter presents a different therapeutic approach, giving a summary of the key elements and the underlying theory, a discussion on the available evidence on effectiveness, and an indication of when and how it can be used in practice. The range of methods covered include community, family and individual work. They also range from early years interventions designed to prevent problems, to services for children who have been the victims of abuse. This well-written book gives an excellent overview of current evidence on ways of helping families and is a valuable resource for social workers, whether as purchasers or providers of services. -- Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsPreface. PART I: Developments in Law, Policy and Related Research. 1. The Children Act 1989 and Recent Developments in Research in England and Wales, Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow and Jane Aldgate, University of Leicester. From the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 to the Children (Scotland) Act 1995: Pressures for Change, Kay Tisdall, University of Glasgow. 3. The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995: Prospects for Progress?, Greg Kelly, Queen's University, Belfast and John Pinkerton, Queen's University, Belfast. 4. Irish Child Care Services in the 1990s: The Child Care Act 1991 and other Developments, Robbie Gilligan, Trinity College, Dublin. 5. Children, Crime and Society, Stewart Asquith, University of Glasgow. 6. Children and Young People's Participation in Decision Making: The Legal Framework in Social Services and Education, Ruth Sinclair, National Children's Bureau. PART II: Child Protection. 7. The Legal and Social Construction of Significant Harm, Pauline Hardiker, University of Leicester. 8. Families', Social Workers' and Police Perspectives on Child Abuse Investigations, Lorraine Waterhouse, University of Edinburgh and Janice McGhee, University of Edinburgh. 9. Partnership-based Practice in Child Protection Work, June Thoburn, University of East Anglia, Ann Lewis, University of East Anglia and David Shemmings, University of East Anglia. PART III: The Continuum of Out-of-home Care. 10. Respite Accommodation: A Case Study of Partnership under the Children Act 1989, Jane Aldgate, University of Leicester, Marie Bradley, University of Leicester and David Hawley, University of Leicester. 11. Short-term Foster Care, Clive Sellick, University of East Anglia. 12. Children's Perspectives on Long-term Foster Care, Colette McAuley, Queen's University of Belfast. 13. Residential Child Care in England and Wales: The Inquiries and After, David Berridge, University of Luton and Isabelle Brodie, University of Luton. 14. Adoption in England and Wales: Current Issues and Future Trends, Murray Ryburn, University of Birmingham. 15. Adolescents Leaving Care or Leaving Home and Child Care Provision in Ireland and the UK: A Critical View, Eoin O' Sullivan, Trinity College, Dublin. PART IV: Evaluation and Outcomes. 16. Consulting Service Users: The Views of Young People, Isobel Freeman, Strathclyde Social Work Department, Alex Morrison, Strathclyde Social Work Department, Fional Lockhart, Strathclyde Social Work Department and Moira Swanson, Strathclyde Social Work Department. 17. Constructing and Implementing Measures to Assess the Outcomes of Looking after Children away from Home, Harriet Ward, Dartington Social Research Unit. 18. Outcomes of Social Work Intervention with Young People, Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow, John Triseliotis, University of Edinburgh, Moira Borland, University of Glasgow and Lydia Lambert, University of Edinburgh. The Contributors. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive book explains the provision, both law and practice, of equipment and home adaptations to assist older or disabled people in daily living. Characterised by ill-defined statutory responsibilities and terminology, and an under-developed consumer retail market, the system of provision has long been recognised as chaotic and confusing for professionals and public alike. This is despite the fact that equipment and adaptations are meant to be a central plank of community care.Necessarily wide-ranging but maintaining its focus, the book aims critically to describe the system and thereby promote better practice. By exploring boundaries and breaking points of the system, it will also assist people to understand the law when things go wrong - from negligence to judicial review, and from contract to product safety legislation. Providing both overviews and extensive details, and so capable of use on various levels, the book will be indispensable to managers and practitioners in statutory services (social services, the NHS, housing, education and employment), advice agencies, voluntary organisations, manufacturers and suppliers, educational institutions, and lawyers.The range of items covered is great, from alarms to artificial limbs, baths to bedrooms, chopping boards to crutches, electronic toothbrushes to environmental controls, hearing aids to hoists, incontinence pads to ironing equipment, rails to ramps, speech aids to stairlifts, and walking frames to wheelchairs.Part I summarises provision and picks out main themes - including conflicts, contradictions and anxieties - emerging from a complex web of legislation, common law, guidance, everyday practices, complaints procedures, ombudsmen, formal legal remedies, broader welfare and consumer issues, and interaction of the public, private and voluntary sectors. It is pointed out that the rationing and fragmentation of welfare services, proliferation of community care legislation and guidance, and implementation of European Community Directives have merely added to the complexity.Part II explains systematically and in detail how, and on what legal basis, equipment and adaptations are provided by statutory services for people's social care, health care, housing, education and employment needs. Also covered is provision for people in residential and nursing homes.Spanning disparate areas of law, Part III illustrates what happens when things go wrong - outlining the law of negligence, and contractual issues arising about price, quality and `fitness of purpose' when people buy their own equipment. It discusses increasingly prominent European Community Directives and UK Regulations which impose legal liability in relation to defective products, lifting and handling, medical devices and general product safety. Both judicial review by the law courts and investigations by the ombudsmen are described, crucial remedies when people challenge - or statutory services defend - assessments, service delivery and rationing.Finally, Part IV lists, A-Z, equipment types from Air beds to Writing equipment, detailing what they are, how they are provided and by whom.Trade ReviewMichael Mandelstam, in his book Equipment for Older or Disabled People and the Law, aims to help people understand the law when problems loom, "by exploring boundaries and breaking points - from negligence to judicial review and from contract to product safety legislation". -- Therapy WeeklyMichael Mandelstam has written an extremely well researched and, generally, very readable book on a previously ignored area of law... whilst Mandelstam does offer a capable legal exposition, he manages to do so without compromising clarity or academic integrity. Mandelstam adopts a uniform approach to the beginning of each chapter by providing summary information under the heads of:"coverage", "key points" and "questions people ask". Students, in particular, should find this format aids the comprehension and revision process and it is this readership that I would particularly like to see utilising this valuable resource... Mandelstam's explanation of the law relating to negligence, product safety, contracts and judicial review of statutory services, provides an insightful introduction to some potentially complicated principles, without becoming either trite or overly complex... Equipment for Older or Disabled People and the Law provides a detailed and well-informed critique of current provision... I particularly commend this book to the ministers who will seek to implement a new agenda for Britain, an agenda in which disabled people demand to be included. -- Disability and SocietyThe author manages competently the awesome task of explaining legal concepts within an easily accessible format... From the occupational therapists' viewpoint, the book is indispensable for clarifying work in the assessment, recommendation and provision of equipment at a time when complaints and litigation are on the increase. -- British Journal of Occupational Therapya fascinating book to read and a useful, daily reference guide. -- Journal of Social Work PracticeThis is a book that every manager should read and consider. It is essential for all occupational therapists who are involved in teaching manual handling to others. Back care advisers may be familiar with some of the cases, but this text provides a comprehensive summary of the case law on manual handling issues and should be at their right hand when drafting policies and procedures that comply with the regulations. -- The British Journal of Occupational TherapyTable of ContentsPART I: 1. Introduction 2. Main themes of the book 3. Overview of provision of equipment in practice. 4. Equipment and awareness of the law. 5. When things go wrong. 6. What statutory services and their staff can and can't do. PART II: 7. Provision of equipment by social services departments. 8. Provision of equipment by the NHS. 9. Provision of equipment in residential and nursing homes. 10. Provision of home adaptations by housing authorities and social services departments. 11. Provision of equipment for pupils and students with special educational needs. 12. Provision of equipment and adaptations for work. 13. War pensioners: provision of equipment and adaptations. PART III: 14. Negligence. 15. Product liability, safety and legislative requirements. 16. Buying equipment and making contracts 17. Challenging the decisions of statutory services about equipment provision: judicial review. 18. Breach of duties in relation to equipment: criminal and civil liability. PART IV: AZ List of types of equipment and its availability through statutory services.

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Book SynopsisHow can a social worker assess the risk that an older person with dementia faces? How would a nurse or housing support worker decide on the balance between danger and safety? In cases of potentially serious harm, as in the examples of abused children or sex offenders, can risk taking work? In this practical and accessible book, Mike Titterton offers an innovative model of risk work in health and social care. He argues that a thoughtful risk-taking approach can lead to empowerment and greater independence for vulnerable individuals.The author explores the dilemmas frequently faced when working with older people, homeless persons, and people with physical or learning disabilities or with mental illness, and proposes a systematic framework for assessing and managing the risks involved. He also discusses contemporary theories and definitions of risk, and identifies the essential skills needed by professionals, with an emphasis on developing creative approaches to practice.Offering a wealth of case studies, examples of good practice and a clear overview of the legislative framework, this book is an invaluable resource for social work, health and housing practitioners, trainers and policy makers.Trade ReviewClearly presented and offering in addition a wealth of case studies, examples of good practice and a clear overview of the legislative framework, this book is an invaluable resource for social work, health and housing practitioners, trainers and policy makers. -- Mental HealthThe author undertakes a thorough literature review, covers a range of topics from asking what is risk and risk-taking, to providing an overview of the pertinent areas of contemporary concern, including a legal perspective. Professional dilemmas are thoughtfully considered and several useful case studies are included, along with helpful signposts to relevant key roles from the social work degree. -- Community CareTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. 1. What is Risk and Risk Taking? 2. Rights, Responsibilities and the Law. 3. Exploring Welfare Dilemmas. 4. Principles, Policies and Models. 5. Risk Assessment. 6. Risk Management. 7. Linking Risk Assessment and Management. 8. Training Professionals and Laypersons in Risk Taking. Conclusion. Appendix 1: Assessing Risk of Serious Harm in Health and Social Care Settings: The Examples of Child Protection and Sex Offenders. Appendix 2: Risk Assessment and Management Plan. Appendix 3: Sample Case Studies. Appendix 4. A Note on Health and Safety Issues. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisWe all negotiate every day, professionally and socially, yet few of us have had any training in how to do so more effectively. For professionals in health, social care and children's services, an ability to negotiate successfully is vital. Commissioning, contracting and negotiating new partnerships for delivering better services are now part of everyday life. Arguing that in the health and social services a different, less aggressive approach is required to that advocated by negotiators in the commercial sectors, Keith Fletcher explains how to prepare for and deal with negotiation situations more confidently so that settlements can be reached which satisfy all parties.Trade ReviewThis is a useful book and a joy to read. It is useful because it gives a very strong and repeated message that is of considerable relevance to all of us working in health and social services: "The good negotiator in this situation recognises that there is no bottom line, as all the parties involved have the same major interested beneficiary (the patient or service user). The book takes us through the process of negotiation discussing such issues as: preparation; tactics and strategy; timing; giving and picking up signals; and managing behaviour. The book is a joy to read because it stimulated for me thinking and reflection about immediate issues on my work agenda. It is also a joy to read because although it is 151 pages long the pages get turned quickly (always a positive reinforcement!) as many pages incorporate tables, flowcharts, practical examples and exercises. -- Community CareA thoroughly revealing text and a must for decision makers everywhere. -- Professional Social WorkTable of ContentsForeword. 1. An Introduction. 2. Preparing to Negotiate. 3. The Context: People. 4. The Context: Organisations. 5. Strategy and Tactics. 6. Negotiation is People Talking. 7. Opportunities and Disasters. 8. The NHS and Social Services. 9. A Common Agenda, A Different Language. 10. Exercises in Negotiation. 11. Key Learning Points.

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Book SynopsisA complete guide to working with carers, this volume provides a general overview of all the issues involved. The recent surge of interest in the needs of carers is placed in its context of social policy, legislation, demographic trends and changes in society. General theories of assessment, groupwork, stress management and problem-solving are applied to working with carers, and suggestions for good practice are underpinned with references to relevant research, policy documents, and the views of carers themselves. Thus the book achieves a balance between day-to-day practicalities and wider preoccupations.Each chapter covers practical issues and ends with a summary of good practice guidance for practitioners and managers. The author emphasises that carers are not an homogeneous group, and includes chapters specifically on working with young carers, with carers of people with mental health problems and of parents of children with disabilities. Her clear style and sensible approach ensure that the book is appropriate for practitioners at all levels of experience.Trade Review`There are many reasons why people care for others, and there are many types of caring situations, this book covers all these much neglected areas and provides you with a lot more insight than you may otherwise have had prior to perusing its 160 pages.' -- Counselling`The book includes definitions of caring; a discussion of the impact of caring; information on carers' assessments; information on the services required or preferred by carers; and direct work with carers. Checklists are included at the end of each chapter, which highlight relevant considerations to improve practice. [T]here are specific chapters on young carers, carers of those with mental health problems and parent carers …would be of particular interest to those with limited knowledge …and provide an introduction to these areas.' -- Community Care`…a good comprehensive guide…I like the emphasis on direct work with Carers and work with Carers taking into account emotions and relationships.' -- CentreVoice, the magazine of the Princess Royal Trust for Carers`This is possibly one of the best texts on the market from a practise viewpoint and is an essential purchase for therapists who are attempting to meet the needs of carers in the delivery of services.' -- British Journal of Occupational Therapy`...a handbook for social workers by Christine Heron; but her concern for the political and bureaucratic issues as well as the practical difficulties faced by people looking after mentally ill relatives, or disabled children, makes this book important for anyone concerned about the issues, and able to have some influence in their community.' -- Church TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Carers in Context. 2. Carers are... 3. The Impact of Caring. 4. Carers' Assessments. 5. Providing Services that Carers Want. 6. Direct Work with Carers: Preparation. 7. Improving Communication. 8. Emotional Support. 9. Information and Involvement. 10. Young Carers. 11. Carers of People with Mental Health Problems. 12. Parent Carers. Conclusion: The Future for Carers in Policy and Practice. Useful Addresses. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisMark Priestley addresses the relationship between the politics of disability and community care policies. Guided by his direct work with representatives of the disabled people's movement, he argues that although the ideas behind social policy and practice have started to reflect values such as participation, integration and equality, the current policy and its implementation often undermine those goals. `Community care' still contributes to the view of disabled people as dependent and different, thus reinforcing their social exclusion and marginalisation.Disability Politics and Community Care encourages health and welfare professionals and policy makers to start working much more closely with disabled people themselves. Priestley argues that involving disabled people in the design and production of their own welfare will break down the disabling boundary between service `provider' and `user' and will result in the reality of integrated living. He presents practical suggestions for the changes necessary for the proposed reorganisation of service provision which will re-define direct work with disabled people.Trade ReviewThis is an important book for those engaged in the delivery or study of welfare. Priestley's study confirms many others which have attempted to examine the impact of individual model approaches to the delivery of `care' services, and his analysis of the importance of the disabled people's movement to redefining the role of welfare is a strong and welcome addition to the growing body of literature in this field. He started the study by putting the research agenda clearly within the hands of disabled people and has succeeded in putting the case that this is what should should be done with the welfare agenda. -- Sociological Research OnlineIn a clear and well-organised text, the author offers a careful assessment of the kinds of change needed for the construction of genuinely emancipatory services…Taken as a whole, the suggestions for restructuring community care may be radical, but they are by no means Utopian. Priestley is eminently realistic about the difficulties that confront disabled people in their relations with a public sector still dominated by medical or `personal tragedy' understandings of disability, and he is careful to ground his arguements in the experience and achievements of disabled people in real-life examples…The author's unique perspective arises…from close co-operation with the Derbyshire CDP, so that the book benefits from the direct input of disabled people. The particular strength of this approach is that theory, values and power are discussed not merely as abstract concepts of interest only to academics, but as much more tangible factors which carry direct consequences for environmental change and integrated living. Priestley achieves, therefore, not only a cogent and powerful analysis of community care policy, its principles and outcomes, but also an assessment of the changes required if the exclusion of disabled people is to end. -- International Social Work…[this] may well be a set book for the near future, when disabled people's experience has become the model and inspiration for tackling barriers of exclusion. In the way that Colin Barnes' Disabled People in Britain and Discrimination in 1991 helped to break the deadlock in progress towards anti-discrimination legislation, Priestley's book could help take a step nearer to a "new profession" of the kind envisaged by Finkelstein and Stuart (1996). -- Disability and SocietyTable of Contents1. Introduction i.Some General Hypotheses. ii.Some Specific Questions. iii.Towards a Model for Disability Research. iv.Case Study Methods. v.Structure of the Book. 2. Disabling Values: Disabling Policies. i.Disabling Values. ii.An Agenda for Change? iii.Disabling Values and Community Care. iv.Conclusions. 3. An Enabling Counter-Culture. i.Social Movements. ii. The Disabled People's Movement. iii.The Movement for Independent Living. iv.Conclusions. 4. From Principles to Practice. i.Personal Assistance and Independent Living. ii.`Care' Assessments and Self-Assessment. iii. `Care' Management and Self-Management. iv.Conclusions. 5. Marketing the Social Model. i.A Market for Independent Living. ii.The Politics of Contracting. iii. The Impact of Contracting. iv. Conclusions. 6. Improving Services. i.In Search of Standards. ii. Some Experience of Quality. iii.Improving Service Quality. iv. Towards a Measure of Participation. v. Conclusions. 7. Beyond Services. i. What Kind of Outcomes? ii. Some Examples of Service Outcomes. iii. Quality of Life. iv. Quality and Equality. v. Conclusions. 8. Barriers and Strategies. i. Bridging the Implementing Gap. ii. The Scope of Legislative Change. iii. Social Change. Summary and Conclusions. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis innovative volume describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned for two reasons. First, the post-war period has seen huge changes in traditional structures in Europe, such as class, race and gender, which have prompted people and systems to re-assess and assert their identity and role. Second, the move towards European union and the process of globalization have led to a growing awareness of different welfare systems; traditional distinctions, for example between the individual and the community, the public and private spheres, and the state and the market, have had to be re-evaluated.Defining `culture' as the systems through which social orders are transmitted, experienced and explored, Welfare and Culture in Europe argues that welfare must start with the human individuals involved - the users, providers and policy makers themselves. It constitutes a major qualitative study of the ways in which welfare states reflect and reproduce patterns of social values. Several chapters draw on new biographical approaches to social policy research and analysis. It develops new directions for future policy research and presents alternative methodological bases for empirical work. At a time of crisis, change and anxiety in Europe, this book lays the foundation for an essential re-working of social policy.Table of ContentsPreface. Introduction: Welfare, culture and Europe. Richard Freeman, Edinburgh University, and Michael Rustin, University of East London. Part I: From welfare to culture. Introduction to Part I. Prue Chamberlayne, University of East London. 1. Social work and cultural politics: The paradox of German social pedagogy. Walter Lorenz, University College of Cork. 2. The traumatic dismantling of welfare: The Swedish model in global culture. Martin Peterson, University of Göteborg. 3. On being a social worker: Globalization and the new subjectivities. Steve Trevillion, Brunel University. 4. Social services and contrary cultures. John Baldock, University of Kent. Part II. Researching welfare as culture. Introduction to Part II. Andrew Cooper, Tavistock Clinic and University of East London. 5. Anxiety and child protection work in two national systems. Andrew Cooper, Tavistock Clinic and University of East London. 6. Parents' experiences of child welfare in England and France: Getting help and having rights. Rachel Hetherington, Brunel University. 7. Family relationships in democtatic Spain: Cultural change from a biographical perspective. Elisabet Tejero and Laura Torrabdella, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. 8. Cultural analysis of the informal sphere. Prue Chamberlayne, University of East London. 9. The Catholic Church and social policy in Europe. Michael Hornsby-Smith, University of Surrey. 10. Structural and cultural dimensions of poverty in Italy: The implications for social policies. Antonella Spanò, Uinversitá degli Studi di Napoli, Federico II. Part III: Theorizing welfare as culture. Introduction to Part III. Michael Rustin, University of East London. 11. Habermas on discursive consensus: Rethinking the welfare state in the face of cultural pluralism. Samantha Ashenden, Birbeck College. 12. Cultural perspectives and welfare regimes: The contributions of Foucault and Lefebvre. Caroline Knowles, University of Southampton. 13. Missing dimensions in the culture of welfare. Michael Rustin, University of East London. 14. Conclusion: A new culture if welfare. Richard Freeman, Prue Chamberlayne, Andrew Cooper and Michael Rustin. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisCohen challenges the assumption that one cannot work for the central or local government and challenge it at the same time. He does not encourage law breaking, but provides practical suggestions on how an official can act within the law without intentionally magnifying the problems of the person the official is obliged to serve. This book is challenging and deliberately thought-provoking, but it answers the question "what do I do?" This book should be on any syllabus on immigration and social work. Cohen has provided a thoughtful answer to many of the problems that those in social services and school are compelled to confront daily. He has done a fantastic service for all those concerned with the issue of immigration and asylum. This book cannot be praised highly enough.'- SAGE Race Relations Abstracts'Immigration Controls, the family and the Welfare State is all in favour of the right of Labour to migrate. The rich can always find new markets or new places to build factories, while workers are denied the same right to move. This is the most practical book you could imagine. Each chapter includes case studies and suggests how a campaign around them could work'- Socialist Review'Written primarily for social and welfare workers and advisers, the book sets out to unravel the complexities of immigration law, and its impact on the family and welfare rights. Among other things the book covers the history of controls, the practical application of law (using case studies), applying for immigration status, working with asylum seekers, interviewing, report writing, and liaison between welfare professionals, advisers and legal representatives. The author is an immigration lawyer with 25 years experience. He is former coordinator of the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit, having practiced at the bar.- Welfare Benefits'Steve Cohen is a veteran anti-racist campaigner who has for 25 years worked as an immigration adviser, and has during that period produced lucid and compelling analysis of immigration controls and the welfare state Each chapter starts with a casework problem raising important issues of practice. The issue may be about whether the headteacher of a state school can enrol a child who has been admitted for private education; or whether an 80-year-old with no permission to stay can get meals on wheels. In chapters on marriage, children, unmarried partners, asylum and on benefits, education, housing, social and health services and probation, he combines history and comprehensive guidance he explains when and why it is necessary for local authority or voluntary sector workers to ask their clients about their immigration status; how it should be done and the consequences of not doing so This book is absolutely unique in its contribution of "law, theory, politics and practice" and it is absolutely indispensable for anyone working with those affected by immigration controls.'- CARF62'This is a work of political polemic, with an ace handbook attached. It presents current immigration law and practice for practitioners in education and the medical and social services, from an explicit anti-racist stance. It will also be of considerable use to the specialist legal practitioner It explains immigration issues as they might arise in the context of different areas of practice. Each chapter begins with a true-life tale and a casework example. Examples drawn from life and history are given throughout. The structure of the book is clear and the index likewise useful The book is to be particularly commended to all practitioners for its readability and accessibility, which is achieved without any loss of clarity about the law.'- Family LawThe increasingly close relationship between immigration controls and the welfare state makes the law highly relevant to many professional groups, including workers within local authorities, the voluntary sector and the welfare state. In this comprehensive handbook Steve Cohen examines the law, including the 1999 Immigration and Asylum Act, as it applies to the relationship between issues of welfare, immigration control and refugee status, giving pointers for good practice. The practical application of the law is illustrated with a wealth of case studies. The guidelines for anti-racist practice, campaigning, contesting immigration status, working with asylum-seekers, interviewing, report writing and liasing between welfare professionals and legal representatives make this book an essential resource for all professionals working in this field.Trade ReviewThis is an important text, addressing some complex practice issues, undoubtedly a "must" for social work practitioners' and teaching institutions' libraries. -- Social Work EducationCohen's book is immensely relevant to the present situation, as it constitutes a cross between a straightforward reference text on immigration controls past and present, and a damning critique of them... the advice provided is relatively independent of wider ethical arguments, and is sensitive, logical and clear; the facts are well assembled and in accordance with Cohen's discussions. -- Immigration and Nationality Law and PracticeTable of ContentsPART ONE: ISSUES OF THEORY, POLITICS, PRACTICE AND LAW. 1. The basic issues. 2. A brief political history. 3. An outline of current immigration control. 4. Basic good practice for welfare professionals and legal advisors. PART TWO: IMMIGRATION CONTROL AND THE FAMILY. 5. Dividing families: spouses. 6. Dividing families: children, parents and other relatives. 7. Beyond the family: the gay, lesbian, unmarried, celibate, promiscuous and single. 8. Asylum: age, gender and sexuality. 9. Deportation and removal: tactics and report writing. 10. Deportation and removal: A critique of the concept of compassionate grounds. 11. Immigration law versus child protection law. PART THREE: THE WELFARE STATE. 12. Benefits and immigration status. 13. Housing services and immigration status. 14. Education services and immigration status. 15. Social services, community care and immigration status. 16. Medical services and immigration status. 17. Further health issues for medical workers and others. 18. Probation and immigration status: double punishment. PART FOUR - RESOLVING THE POLITICAL AND PRACTICE ISSUES. 19. Professional practice and campaigning. 20. Good practice, welfare agencies and non-compliance. 21. Conclusion: fair controls or no controls? Appendix: Useful addresses. Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial workers are called upon to perform their varied tasks in a wide range of social settings, often involving intensely intimate contact with, and intervention in, a person's private moral and social world. Offering insights into the lives and motives of social work service users, Social Workers, The Community and Social Interaction demonstrates the practical relevance of recent sociological research for good social work practice. The book examines such topics as:· how social work is taught, managed and delivered· the interaction between clients and social workers· the nature of social life in institutions· how stigmatisation shapes social interaction· 'deviancy' and its policing· informal care and how social work can relate to it· everyday ideas and beliefs about poverty, inequality and illness.The author argues that sociology is an undervalued resource for social work training and education, and, emphasising the importance of competences in social work, shows how a greater awareness of sociological issues can help improve services for clients.Trade ReviewSocial workers perform their tasks in a wide variety of social settings, involving intensely intimate contacts that intervene in a clients moral and social privacy. In this book the author argues the practical relevance of actual sociological research as a valuble resource that can help improve services for clients. A highly recommended book for all practitioners, teachers, managers, social policy planners, and students interested in sociological aspects in our society. -- BulletinThis book will be a useful resource for teaching. The author is convincing in his grasp of contemporary issues in social work and is successful in bringing his sociological perspective to bear on these issues. -- International Social WorkThe book is divided into chapters that focus on the relationship between social work and service users, informal care, illness, institutions, stigma, delinquency and relative deprivation. The text is broken down into easy-to-follow sections accompanied by references to the literature that will be useful to students. -- Community CareWe've been struggling for a text, but this is great for us… because it covers a wide range of material in a way that will be understandable by both the sociology and social work students. I particularly like the progression of the book, with each chapter following on well from the last. -- Graham Allen, Department of Sociology, University of SouthamptonTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Service Users and Social Workers. 2. Social Work and Informal Care. 3. Health, Illness and Social Work. 4. Institutions and Social Work. 5. Stigma, Discrimination and Social Work. 6. Delinquency, Social Work and the Police. 7. Relative Deprivation, Sociology and Social Work. 8. Sociology and Social Work. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe right of minority groups to define their culture and identity in their own terms is the central theme of this book. O'Hagan argues that a comprehensive definition of culture, and an awareness of all the issues involved, may enable practitioners to fulfil their statutory obligations more effectively. The current assumption of much literature in the caring professions that race is the most crucial component of cultural identity, is challenged. O'Hagan takes a practice-orientated approach, providing case study examples of how self-awareness tools may be employed within the caring professions.The book is divided into three parts. The first part illustrates the challenge of cultural competence for practitioners by describing the experiences of clients in contact with public agencies. The meaning of culture and identity is explored, based on different theoretical approaches, including social theory and international relations theory. The second part identifies many features of the caring professions which have not been conducive to acquiring cultural awareness and sensitivity. This leads on to the last part, which analyses frameworks for good practice. Each of these frameworks will enable the reader to explore their own attitudes and approaches to different aspects of culture. This book is essential reading for all those working with minority groups in the caring professions.Trade ReviewThis material will be a good teaching resource, and is rightly included as part of the way forward, for by the end of this book, O'Hagan has made a convincing case for people who work in the caring professions to develop and practise improved levels of cultural competency.This book provides a great resource for students and practitioners learning about cultural sensitivity. It is challenging, and the personal disclosures in the Acknowledgements and Epilogue speak for the sincerity with which the challenges are made. I encourage people in the caring professions to take them up. -- International Social WorkThe idea of cultural competence has become the big idea in health care and is beginning to creep into social care. This is a useful book that provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues and differences between anti-racist and culturally sensitive practice. -- Community CareTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part One: Re-discovering Culture. 1. A Tale of Two Cultures. 2. Culture: A Global Concept. 3. Towards a Definition of `Culture' and `Cultural Identity'. 4. Islam 5. American Indians. 6. Australian Aborigines. Part Two: Obstacles and Challenges to Cultural Competence. 7. The Traditional Lack of Cultural Awareness within the Caring Professions. 8. Perceptions of Culture within Anti-Racist and Anti-Discriminatory Practice. 9. Culture and Religion. 10. Culture and Language. Part Three. Part Three: The Way Forward 11. Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Insensitivity. 12. Commentary on Research Findings. 13. Agency Perspective. 14. Definition: Completing the Task 15. Training for Cultural Competence 16. Epilogue. References.

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Book SynopsisChild Welfare Policy and Practice - Issues and Lessons Emerging from Current Research explores the implications of recent research for all those concerned with child welfare and social work. It addresses the present concerns as expressed by Government bodies and central Government enquiries regarding the services and policies relating to children in need of care and attention.The book deals with social care issues that are common within the UK as well as covering specific aspects of Scottish and Irish child welfare. The current areas of concern covered by the contributors include:the development of children's service plansoperationalisation of recent child care legislationmanagement of the transition of young people with disabilities from childhood to adulthooduse of live video links with child witnesses.The book also discusses the results of a long term, follow-up study of twenty years duration of failure-to-thrive children.In conclusion the book puts forward recommendations for influencing future policy and practice in child care. It is essential reading for social work students, social work policy-makers, day care and social workers, teachers, doctors, lawyers and psychologists.Trade ReviewThis is a timely moment for the publication of such a volume; not only has significant political change taken place across the UK, but many of the research studies being reported have taken place subsequent to the implementation of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995... The value of a comparative perspective is perhaps particularly evident in the chapters describing recent initiatives in policy and practice, including the implementation of children's services plans and looked after children assessment and action records. -- Community CareA central aim of the book is to demonstrate the importance of research evidence in informing practice and policy in respect of children in need. To a very large degree it achieves this aim. Overall this book should be helpful to busy professionals as it provides useful summaries of research. -- YoungMinds MagazineTable of Contents1. Issues Emerging from Child Care Research: Post-implementation of the Children Act (1989) Dorota Iwaniec, Queens University of Belfast and Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow. 2. The Legal and Policy Context for Children's Services in Scotland and Northern Ireland, Angus Skinner, Social Work Services Inspectorate, Scotland and Kevin McCoy, Social Services Inspectorate, Belfast. 3. Communication, Co-operation or Collaboration? The Involvement of Voluntary Organisations in the First Scottish Children's Services Plans, Kay Tisdall, University of Edinburgh, Bernadette Monaghan, SACRO, Edinburgh and Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow. 4. Operationalising the Definition of Children in Need from UK Child Care Legislation, Patrick McCrystal, The Queen's University of Belfast. 5. Needs-based Planning for Family and Child Care Services in Northern Ireland: Problems and Possibilities, Andrew Percy, The Queen's University of Belfast. 6. Understanding and Developing Family Support in Northern Ireland: The Challenge to Policy, Practice and Research, Kathryn Higgins, The Queen's University of Belfast. 7. Making Progress? The Transition to Adulthood for Disabled Young People in Northern Ireland, Marina Monteith, The Queen's University of Belfast. 8. The Looking After Children Records System: An Evaluation of the Scottish Pilot, Suzanne Wheelaghan and Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow. 9. Educating Accommodated Children, Moira Borland, University of Glasgow. 10. Confusion and Perceptions: Social Work Conceptions Regarding Black Children in Scotland, Satnam Singh, Vijay Patel and Patricia Falconer, Barnardo's Scotland. 11. From Childhood to Adulthood: The Outcomes of a Twenty-Year Follow-up of Children who Failed to Thrive, Dorota Iwaniec, The Queen's University of Belfast. 12. Visual Signal in Child-Child and Adult-Child Communication: Implications for the Use of the Live Link with Child Witnesses, Gywneth Doherty-Sneddon, University of Stirling, Sandra McAuley and Ozlem Carrera. 13. Law, Policy, Practice and Research in Child and Family Social Work, Malcolm Hill, University of Glasgow and Dorota Iwaniec, The Queen's University of Belfast. The Contributors. References. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive volume assesses the relationship between legal rights and disability and the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. Stressing the crucial role played by disabled people themselves in fulfilling the promise of the worldwide rights movement, the chapters examine this relationship across a variety of themes, stressing the legal elements of each issue, and the extent to which law can assist in strengthening individual rights in that area. The contributors, who are all either academics or other professional experts in their field, write in a jargon free accessible style. The volume will be of interest to lawyers, human rights activists, health care professionals and to disabled people generally.The main areas covered in the volume are:* new perspectives on working in partnership with disabled people;* the changing attitudes to the rights of people with disabilities across the globe;* improvements to the rights of disabled people through legal process, using national and international law;* an examination of the rights and entitlement of disabled people to community care, housing, employment, education, and special services for children;* disabled people and mental health law;* messages from disability research for law, practice and reform implications for research.Trade ReviewThe focus on law in context is to be greatly welcomed, especially in relation to a wider international framework... this book should be included on booklists for students in social work since it addresses disability and the law more widely than conventional legal texts and therefore fills an important gap in the literature. -- Social Work EducationThis book describes the law relating to the rights of people with disabilities as defined in international, European and UK law. However, it does much more than this. It sets these rights and laws in the context of a social model of disability, where the impairment becomes disabling as a result of the barriers in society which limit participation in day-to-day activities. These barriers can be physical, financial or attitudinal. This is linked with a rejection of the medical model, where the focus on the physical or intellectual limitations is believed to lie within the individual. -- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists BulletinI found this book to be impressive in its comprehensive coverage, in its ability to address very real and current issues and in the way that it is unafraid to address bad practice. I would thoroughly recommend this book to health and social work practitioners and to students. -- The British Journal of Developmental DisabilitiesThis book describes the law relating to the right of people with disabilities as defined in international, European and U.K. law. However it does much more than this. It sets these rights and laws in the context of a social model of disability, where impairment becomes disabling as a result of the barriers in society which limit participation in many day-to-day activities. The book is aimed at social and healthcare professionals and cites research throughout showing that many within this group still hold attitudes, which restrict rather than enable participation. It is interesting background reading and useful to have as a reference for times when we need access to information about our clients' rights. -- BulletinThis book sets out to assess the effect of law, legal process and third party professional intervention on the lives of people with disabilities. Stressing the crucial role played by disabled people themselves in fulfilling the promise of the worldwide rights movement, the volume stresses the extent to which law can assist in strengthening individual rights. -- ELPIThis text takes a very comprehensive look at the relationship between legal "rights" and disability, and the effects of the law and the legal process on people with disabilities. As well as taking into account the role of people with disabilities themselves, rather than just the professionals and third parties involved in securing justice for disabled people, the various chapters in the book address a variety of key themes. These include: "working in partnership" with disabled people, and the interventions care and other agencies engage in; changing attitudes towards disability; specific areas of "rights" to community care, housing employment, education, and special services in response to needs; mental health law; and the research into law, practice, and reform programmes. -- Welfare BenefitsTable of ContentsPreface, Jeremy Cooper. 1. Working in Partnership with Disabled People: New Perspectives for Professionals Within the Social Model of Disability, Clare Picking, Occupational Therapist, Southampton. 2. Changing Attitutdes to the Rights of People with Disabilities in Europe, Lisa Waddington, Lecturer in European Law, Maastricht University. 3. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities through International Law, Jeremy Cooper. 4. Improving the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities through Domestic Law: A Global Overview, Jeremy Cooper. 5. The Legal Regulation of the Powers and Duties of Local Authorities with Regard to Disabled People, Belinda Schwehr, Solicitor and Law Lecturer, Surrey. 6. The Disability Discrimination Act: An Overview, Catherine Casserley, Legal Officer, Royal National Institute for the Blind. 7. Disability, Housing and Homelessness, Mary Holmes, Principal Lecturer. School of Law, Kingston University. 8. Disability and Mental Health Law, Kate Harrison, Solicitor, Former Legal Officer for MIND. 9. Disabled Children (Still) Invisible Under the Law, Mairian Corker, Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies, University of Central Lancashire, and John Davis, Edinburgh University. 10. Disabled Children and Social Care: Law and Practice, Suzy Braye, Reader in Social Work, Staffordshire University. 11. Clear Voices for Change: Messages from Disability Research for Law, Practice and Reform, Michael Preston-Shoot, Professor of Social Work and Social Care, Liverpool John Moores University. 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Book SynopsisLess than a generation after the death of Garibaldi, Italy's largest trade union, the CGIL, was formed in 1906. This book is an independent photographic survey of Italy undertaken by four prize-winning photographers to mark the 100th anniversary of CGIL.

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Book SynopsisA quick reference guide to supporting young careleavers in their preparation for adult life.

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Book SynopsisParental mental health problems and substance misuse affect a significant number of families. This handbook provides practitioners with early intervention techniques and effective support strategies for ensuring the best outcomes for these vulnerable families.Featuring pointers, models and practice examples, A Practical Guide to Early Intervention and Family Support considers the concept of resilience and effective family support. Assessing the policy context and possible barriers to support, it looks at assessment of need, safeguarding children, minimising negative impact, and most importantly, keeping families together where possible. Drawing on key research on the risks and impacts, this book demonstrates the need for a unified approach from a range of adult and children's services. This third edition has been fully updated to reflect developments in policy and services. Essential reading for all professionals who are involved in providing services to families, it will also be of interest to service commissioners and those with an academic interest in what helps to support children and families in these circumstances.Trade ReviewThis handbook has been designed to meet the needs of practitioners across a wide range of agencies, including of course local authorities, and it should help those working in these complex circumstances to translate the concept of resilience into practice reality. It provides models, frameworks and crucially real examples in order to assist professionals in their task of helping families with complex needs to better meet their children's needs. -- From the Foreword by Allison O'Sullivan, President of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services and Director of Children’s Services in KirkleesThis thoughtful, well-researched and practical book makes a robust contribution to the literature in this complex area of practice. The range of approaches and interventions discussed - illustrated by practice examples from a range of sources - will assist a wide range of professionals to work more effectively together to assess and support families affected by parental mental health and substance misuse, while ensuring that children's voices are heard and their needs never get lost. -- Dr. Brynna Kroll, Co-author of Parental Substance Misuse & Child Welfare, Independent Trainer & Consultant and Parenting Assessor with Somerset’s Family Assessment & Support TeamTable of ContentsList of Practice Examples. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Context, Legislation and Policy. 2. The Potential Impact on Children and Families. 3. What Helps Build Resilience in These Families? 4. Professional Responses and Barriers to Effective Practice. 5. How Can Services Support Families More Effectively at the Practice Level? 6. What Else Can Services Do to Support Families More Effectively at the Strategic Level? 7. Conclusion. Further Resources. Bibliography. Appendix.

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Book Synopsis'[It] manages to be funny, moving, activist, and challenging.' Harriet Minter, TalkRadio'I loved this book - I thought it was really interesting' Jane Garvey, BBC Radio 4 Woman's HourHealth Visiting is one of those professions that most people think is a bit of a non-job. 'You just sit on sofas and drink tea, don't you? It's not like you're a real nurse, in hospital.'Well, Health Visitors are real nurses, with at least three years' training, and they are out there, on their own. No back-up team or support structures to call for help if they're in a dicey situation. No warm lights, tea breaks spent chatting in the canteen, nobody else to ask, 'is this okay, what do you think?'Over 40 years working in the NHS, Rachael Hearson has been chased down an isolated stairwell by crack-fuelled drug-addicted pimps, threatened by a knife-wielding wife-beater in a hostel, unwittingly visited a brothel...And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: A Condensed History of British Drug Policy and Legislation 1860 to Present.- Chapter 2: Based on Science.- Chapter 3: The War on Some Drugs, who really pays the price.- Chapter 4: Functional vs Problematic Drug Users in the UK A Policy Blind Spot.- Chapter 5: Who Benefits from the Criminalisation of Drug Users.- Chapter 6: Between Evidence Ethics and Enforcement.- Chapter 7: Legal Highs Loopholes and the Politics of Panic.- Chapter 8: The Real Harm Why Alcohol is the Most Dangerous Drug.- Chapter 9: Beyond Prohibition What a Just Drug policy could look like.- Chapter 10: Conclusion What a Difference it could all Make.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Social Safety Net Programs in Bangladesh.- Chapter 3: Understanding the Role of Social Safety Net Programs in Combatting the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh.- Chapter 4: Voices of Marginalized Citizens in Social Safety Nets programs During Covid-19.- Chapter 5: Summary of Findings, Future Research and Policy Recommendations, Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThe immensely rich archives emerging from the parochial administration of the English poor law before 1834 include letters to the overseers of the poor that came from the poor themselves. As personal testimonies of people claiming relief, which are often written in a stunningly ''private'' tone, pauper letters allow deep insights into the living conditions, experiences and attitudes of the labouring poor in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Some 750 of these pauper letters, all those presently known to survive in the county of Essex, are contained in this volume. The historical apparatus draws on material from other sources (overseers'' correspondence, overseers'' accounts and vestry minutes), to put the letters in context. The documents reveal the strong belief of the poor in their right to relief, and their surprisingly powerful position in negotiating their case with the overseers.The Introduction demonstrates the immense importance of this largely neglected sourceTrade ReviewSokoll is the first historian to have used pauper letters on a large scale ... The editing is excellent and scrupulous and the production is a model of its kind ... Dr Sokoll has produced a number of most interesting publications and in doing so can only be encouraged to continue mining these histories. * London Journal *This is a most valuable collection, which takes us as close to the 'voices of the poor' as we are ever likely to get, and provides an invaluable tool for both teaching and research. * Local Population Studies *... this is a wonderfully high quality edition of all of the 758 Essex pauper letters extant from the period of the Old Poor Law, dating from 1731 to 1837. * Local Population Studies *Breaks new ground ... Archivists and local historians in Essex must feel gratified that so distinguished a volume has been devoted to their county ... fine example of innovative scholarship. * Journal of the Society of Archivists *Dr Sokoll is to be congratulated on his pioneering work, while his publishers deserve the highest praise for such a handsome book. * Local Historian *The letters have been edited with the greatest expertise by Sokoll, and all poor-law historians will be in debt to him for such a magisterial work. * The Economic History Review *This is a quite exceptional editorial achievement, which deserves the very highest praise. The result is an extraordinarily illuminating book, that brings into sharp relief the lives of the labouring poor and their social relationships. * The Economic History Review *This valuable book has been exceptionally well edited by Sokoll ... Nothing like this exists in print, and so the book is a very welcome addition to the literature ... The 758 letters are printed as written and as such they represent an enormous resource and insight into the minds, expressions, and activities of the labouring poor. This is the ultimate in 'history from below'. * The Economic History Review *Thomas Sokoll and his research assistant have performed a very thorough and painstaking task in rescuing those missives from the Essex overseers' records, in organising them, and providing indexes, explanatory notes and a clear introduction to the volume ... This is a resource of considerable importance to social and economic historians. * English Historical Review *

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Book SynopsisThe world's richer democracies all provide such public benefits as pensions and health care, but why are some far more generous than others? Analyzing data on sixteen countries, this work finds that the preferences of citizens profoundly influence the welfare policies of their governments and the behavior of politicians in office.Trade Review"Why Welfare States Persist makes important predictions about how social welfare policies will hold up under increased globalization and provides illuminating explanations of their histories. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students in comparative social policy, public opinion, and political behavior." - Robert Y. Shapiro, Columbia University"

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Book SynopsisWhen the author's sister-in-law, Marcella Wagner, was run off the freeway by a hit-and-run driver, she was left paralyzed from the chest down. Like so many Americans, neither Marcella nor her husband, Dave, had health insurance. Using Marcella and Dave's situation as a case in point, the author reveals the system's many shortcomings.Trade Review"This is a remarkable, astonishing book, at once a comprehensive reference on the American social welfare system and an engaging narrative account of how social assistance programs shape real people's lives. Campbell is authoritative and scholarly, yet warm and personal-a rare combination one sees in the likes of Oliver Sacks and Barbara Ehrenreich." (Deborah A. Stone, Dartmouth College)"

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Book SynopsisOver the course of the twentieth century, Sweden carried out one of the most ambitious experiments by a capitalist market economy in developing a large and active welfare state. Bringing together leading economists, this book examines Sweden's policies in response to the mid-1990s crisis and the implications for the subsequent recovery.

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Book SynopsisAs the demand for blood and organs has grown, the value of a system that depends solely on gifts has been called into question. This title offers a fresh perspective on this ethical dilemma, by examining the social organization of blood and organ donation in Europe and the United States.Trade Review"In Last Best Gifts, Kieran Healy offers a timely, sophisticated, and original analysis of the complex organizational terrain of blood and organ donation. In doing so, he unpacks the crucial role that organizations and institutions play in creating the contexts for, and the meanings of, giving. His analysis suggests that the relationship between gifts and commodities, between giving and selling, is more complex than many scholars acknowledge." - Wendy Espeland, Northwestern University"

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Book SynopsisThis text offers a systematic examination of the origins, character, effects and prospects of generous welfare states in advanced industrial democracies in the post-World War II era. The authors demonstrate that prolonged government by different parties results in different welfare states.

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Book SynopsisIn 2003, in the face of errors and accidents caused by medical and surgical trainees, the American Council of Graduate Medical Education mandated a reduction in resident work hours to eighty per week. This title takes up the apparent paradox of medical professionals resisting reforms designed to help them and their patients.Trade Review"Kellogg's vivid account of the struggle to implement important medical reform instructs, inspires, and terrifies. Unique in its range of arguments and the literature it draws on, Challenging Operations is a wonderful book for students of the sociology of medicine, health and illness, occupations, organizations, work, and social movements." (Carol Heimer, Northwestern University)"

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Book SynopsisThe fact that WEP workers are denied the legal status of employees and make far less money and enjoy fewer rights than do city workers has sparked fierce opposition. This book focuses on changes in the language and organization of the political coalitions on both sides of the debate.Trade Review"Brimming with novel analyses and methodological strategies, Free Labor presents both a compelling analysis of the rise of workfare as a neoliberal policy project and a finegrained examination of the travails and partial successes of anti-WEP coalitions." - Marc Steinberg, author of Fighting Words"

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary analysis that draws from interviews, official documents, and media reports to pursue different directions in the study of the cultural and cognitive aspects of political activism. This work aims to instigate a dialogue among students of culture, labor and social movements, welfare policy, and urban political economy.Trade Review"Brimming with novel analyses and methodological strategies, Free Labor presents both a compelling analysis of the rise of workfare as a neoliberal policy project and a fine-grained examination of the travails and partial successes of anti-WEP coalitions." - Marc Steinberg, author of Fighting Words"

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