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Care, Community and Citizenship
Susan (Ed) Balloch
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Description for Care, Community and Citizenship
Paperback. This collection focuses on the relationship between social care, community and citizenship, linking them in a way relevant to both policy and practice. Editor(s): Balloch, Susan; Hill, Michael. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
This collection focuses on the relationship between social care, community and citizenship, linking them in a way relevant to both policy and practice. It explores key concepts, policies, issues and relationships and draws on contrasting illustrations from England and Scotland. The authors examine the ethics of care exploring the theoretical and moral complexities for both those receiving and those delivering care. The book also incorporates practice-based chapters on anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, community capacity to care, black and minority ethnic care, volunteering, befriending and home care and provides international comparisons and perspectives with chapters from Sweden, Germany and Japan.
This collection focuses on the relationship between social care, community and citizenship, linking them in a way relevant to both policy and practice. It explores key concepts, policies, issues and relationships and draws on contrasting illustrations from England and Scotland. The authors examine the ethics of care exploring the theoretical and moral complexities for both those receiving and those delivering care. The book also incorporates practice-based chapters on anti-social behaviour, domestic violence, community capacity to care, black and minority ethnic care, volunteering, befriending and home care and provides international comparisons and perspectives with chapters from Sweden, Germany and Japan.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861348708
SKU
V9781861348708
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99-50
About Susan (Ed) Balloch
Susan Balloch is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health and Social Policy Research Centre at the University of Brighton. Previously she was policy director for the National Institute of Social Work, anti-poverty officer for the Association of Metropolitan Authorities and a lecturer in social policy at Goldsmiths College. Michael Hill is a Visiting Professor ... Read more
Reviews for Care, Community and Citizenship
"Overall, 'Care, Community and Citizenship' offers a rich and coherent picture of the additionality that can be gained from locally based care..." Urban Studies Journal, Vol 45:8, 2008 "At a time when Britain's care services are searching for ways of responding to the needs of increasing numbers of vulnerable people living in communities, this important publication opens up new ... Read more