Australian Social Policy and the Human Services
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Description
Social policy encompasses the study of social needs, policy development and administrative arrangements aimed at improving citizen wellbeing and redressing disadvantage. Australian Social Policy and the Human Services introduces readers to the mechanisms of policy development, implementation and evaluation. This third edition emphasises the complexity of practice, examining the links and gaps between policy development and implementation and encouraging readers to develop a critical approach to practice. The text now includes an overview of Australia's political system and has been…
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Key features
- Equips readers with a critical understanding of the role of human service workers across a range of key policy areas
- Addresses contemporary discourses and emerging issues in social policy
- The new enhanced eBook contains a comprehensive suite of interactive pedagogical resources to support student understanding and engagement
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About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108657815
- Subjects Social Theory,Social policy and social work,Sociology
- Format: Print/online bundle
- Publication date: 21 January 2021
- ISBN: 9781108657891
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.9kg
- Contains: 12 b/w illus. 14 tables
- Page extent: 506 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 13 February 2021
- ISBN: 9781108657815
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