{"product_id":"9780631220305","title":"Understanding Social Problems Issues in Social Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUnderstanding Social Problems\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIssues in Social Policy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMargaret May | Robert Page | Edward Brunsdon\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis up-to-date and accessible text fills an important gap in the market by introducing students to social policy perspectives on social problems.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in an accessible, student-friendly style, using subheadings, boxed material, tables, and up-to-date examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEach chapter includes a brief outline of the issues to be explored and question sections to help learning, develop evaluative skills and encourage project work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an annotated guide to further reading, helpful internet addresses, and a bibliography of sources cited\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapters can be used independently or in conjunction with others addressing related questions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMargaret May\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the editors of \u003ci\u003eThe Student's Companion to Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) and of the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Dictionary of Social Policy\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Brunsdon's\u003c\/b\u003e publications include contributing to and editing \u003ci\u003eThe Social Policy Review\u003c\/i\u003e (1996-1998) and studies of private welfare (in R Page \u0026amp; S Silburn (eds) \u003ci\u003eBritish Social Welfare in the Twentieth Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and welfare management (in S Horton \u0026amp; R Farnham (eds.) \u003ci\u003ePublic Management in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdward Brunsdon and Margaret May are Principal Lecturers in Social Policy in the Department of Sociology and Applied Social Studies at London Guildhall University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Page\u003c\/b\u003e is currently a Reader in Social Policy at the University of Leicester. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eStigma\u003c\/i\u003e (1984) and \u003ci\u003eAltruism and the Welfare State\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). He is the co-editor (with Vic George) of \u003ci\u003eModern Thinkers on Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and (with Richard Silburn) of \u003ci\u003eBritish Social Welfare in the 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 March 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631220305\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e342\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380504293516,"sku":"9780631220305","price":78.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631220305.jpg?v=1780145347","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780631220305","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}