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There's no money in my meter
- Authors:
- LAW B., SEALY J., ELLIOTT C
- Publisher:
- Family Service Units
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 60p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Report examining the impact of change in fuel payment methods and the impact of electricity token meters on fuel poverty. Provides information on the changes in circumstances of 50 consumers who have used token meters for 12 months or more. User views are also presented. Also looks at the idea of gas token meters.
Ageing in society: an introduction to social gerontology
- Editors:
- BOND John, COLEMAN Peter
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 346p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Aimed at students and academics in the social sciences, and those in the health and welfare services who work with the elderly. Includes chapters on biological ageing; psychological ageing; the sociology of retirement; dependency; poverty; and demographic change.
Social work, social welfare and American society
- Authors:
- POPPLE Philip R., LEIGHNINGER Leslie
- Publisher:
- Allyn and Bacon
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 690p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Boston, Mass.
Student textbook written in response to the new social welfare era ushered in by the Reagan presidency. Includes chapters on: social work as a profession; religion and social work; poverty and the nature and causes of poverty; child welfare; crime and criminal justice; mental health and developmental disability; health care; housing and homelessness; ageing; and responses to human diversity.