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The family as ideology
- Author:
- HAVAS Eva
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 29(1), March 1995, pp.1-9.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The family is viewed as the bulwark of western civilization and as so imperilled as to threaten that very civilization. The central significance of the family reflects both its importance in maintaining the current socio-economic and political system and its importance in the ideological framework of society. In the wake of the International Year of the Family the article explores the development of the use of family as ideology and the implications of this ideology for family and for social-well-being and policy. Looks at the family in the United States where it is considered the responsibility of the individual to maintain the family. This social belief requires no need for state intervention or familial policies. The irony is that the family is under danger in the United States precisely because there are not sufficient supportive policies in place to allow families to fulfil their functions.
European social policy: conceptions and choices
- Authors:
- KLEINMAN Mark, PIACHAUD David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of European Social Policy, 3(1), 1993, pp.1-19.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The Social Charter declares that the social dimension of the Community be given the same importance as the economic dimension. Despite this, the EC currently lacks any coherent, consistent or comprehensive social philosophy of policy. State intervention in the form of social policy can be justified mainly on grounds of efficiency, equity or solidarity. The appropriate level of intervention - local, regional, national or EC - is considered separately. In terms of efficiency, issues are raised about diversity versus uniformity, about the existence of cross-national externalities, and about imperfect information. In equity terms, closer European integration is likely to increase disparities and inequalities both within and between member states. Consideration of solidarity raises complex questions of citizenship and inclusion. The question of type of social policy appropriate to the European level cannot be separated from the wider question of the type of Europe that is envisaged. Three models are considers: a Customs Union; economic integration ('1992');and economic and political union. Each of these models of the EC has quite different implications for social policy.
Social innovation in child and youth services
- Authors:
- HUANG Chien-Chung, HAN Keqing
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 103, 2019, pp.173-177.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on “Social Innovation in Child and Youth Services”. This paper begins with a description of the field and then discuss the individual papers which comprise the Special Issue. This special issue contains 13 groundbreaking innovations that are happening around the globe as each country tackles its own pressing social problems. There are 5 studies take the social demand approach, and another 5 studies utilise the societal challenge, and 3 studies apply the systemic change approach to implement their innovative initiatives. The most persistent problems require creative and innovative solutions that use fresh ideas, procedures, and products. This introductory article illustrates the promise of interventions that, despite methodological limitations and logistical barriers, have already shown to create positive social impact among their respective communities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Standardising standards: the case for shared standards in the evidence sector
- Author:
- VINE Jim
- Publisher:
- Alliance for Useful Evidence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 13
- Place of publication:
- London
A range of standards of evidence are currently being used in UK social policy and practice areas. This paper discusses the potential for using standardised approaches to evidence. It provides background on the different types of standards that can be developed and reviews the benefits that can be obtained from standardisation. Key areas discussed include: standards for producing different types of evidence, standards for reviewing evidence, a management system standard for becoming an evidence-informed organisation and standardised processes for designing and specifying interventions. It argues that a greater degree of standardisation in social policy and practice evidence, which could be achieved by establishing and adopting standards that are common across organisations, would generate even greater benefits than the current organisation-specific standards are able to. (Edited publisher abstract)
A social welfare perspective of market-oriented social enterprises
- Authors:
- GIDRON Benjamin, MONNICKENDAM-GIVON Yisca
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Social Welfare, 26(2), 2017, pp.127-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The article analyses market-oriented social enterprises from a social welfare perspective, within the context of the innate conflict between business and welfare orientations. After defining the concept of market-oriented social enterprises and presenting some successful examples on such entities that employ different marginalised populations, particularly people with disabilities, the article asks three interrelated questions: (i) What policy environment is needed to encourage the development of social enterprises? (ii) Given the innate tension between the social and economic objectives in social enterprises, what structural principles are needed to enable them to meet those dual objectives? Lastly, (iii) What intervention modalities are best suited to help individual participants in those frameworks? Answers to these questions are discussed within conceptual frameworks from the worlds of welfare and business that jointly provide a base for a social welfare rationale for market-oriented social enterprises. (Publisher abstract)
Delivering a care leavers' strategy for traineeships and apprenticeships: a submission from the Centre for Social Justice to the Children's Commissioner for England
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Social Justice
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out a series of 17 policy recommendations to improve the take up and successful completion of apprenticeships and traineeships by care leavers in England. The seventeen recommendations include allowing care leavers to retain their benefits during the first month of an apprenticeship, using the Apprenticeship Levy to support care leaver apprentices, allowing higher education funding for 16–19-year-olds to be used flexibly; and for personal advisers connect with children in care from the age of 14 and continue with them until the age of 25. Short case studies and examples are also included to illustrate how the recommendations could improve practice. (Edited publisher abstract)
Parenting support as policy field: an analytic framework
- Author:
- DALY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 14(4), 2015, pp.597-608.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article develops an analytic framework for parenting support, treating it as both a form of social policy and a measure that intervenes more broadly in politics and society. It is suggested that, as a form of social policy, parenting support can be examined through analytical categories that are classic to social policy, such as: the nature of the offer or ‘good’ to parents, the modality of provision, conditions of access and operation, the policy setting and linkages to other policies, the unfolding of the policy over time and historical roots, philosophical underpinnings and dominant professional influences. In a second layer, the social and political roots and orientations of parenting support have to be investigated. When one does this by, for example, identifying the main actors involved in parenting support and the rationales and claims made for parenting support as a policy response, it becomes obvious that parenting support can be either a benign project of support or part of a more controlling educative or retraining exercise. (Publisher abstract)
Trauma: a unifying concept for social work
- Authors:
- JOSEPH Stephen, MURPHY David
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 44(5), 2014, pp.1094-1109.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article aims to show how traumatic stress provides a unifying concept for social work. In the last ten years, there have been significant changes in the nature of organisations that provide social care for people in the UK, with social work practice no longer confined to traditional local authority services. Increasingly, social workers are taking up posts in a variety of settings and sectors demanding new knowledge and skills. The field of traumatic stress is not currently viewed as a social work discipline. However, trauma cuts across a range of contexts and client groups and, as such, needs to be a core component of education and training in social work. The concept of trauma and recent developments in post-traumatic growth offer a new way of thinking that necessitates the development of genuinely psycho-social and relationship-based help and support for individuals, families, groups, communities and organisations affected by adversity. (Edited publisher abstract)
Responding to drug misuse: research and policy priorities in health and social care
- Editors:
- MACGREGOR Susanne, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 272p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Reporting findings from research linked to the government's ten year drugs strategy Tackling Drugs to Build a Better Britain, this book places these in the context of policy, practice, and service development with a focus on the important personal and family aspects of health and social care responses. The contributors discuss the implications of the findings for the government’s new strategy Drugs: Protecting Families and Communities. The individual chapters reflect on current debates on drug strategies and social policy and consider the relevance of the findings for policy and practice. Topics discussed include: recent trends in drug policy and how these link to crime; responses of dedicated drug treatment services; service users' perceptions and suggestions for improvement; and the impact of drug misuse on children, families and communities. The book is expected to be of interest to substance use practitioners, including social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses. It may also offer helpful guidance for health and social care commissioners and policy makers.
Food and poverty in Britain: rights and responsibilities
- Author:
- DOWLER Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 36(4), December 2002, pp.698-717.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Social policy and nutrition are both to some extent contested disciplines and areas for intervention. This article explores the historical and contemporary challenges, and examines some of the consequences poor people face because society has ignored the social aspects of nutritional needs, and the nutritional contributions to poverty definition and interventions. Briefly reviews current policy initiatives in the health, food and social sectors in Britain and discusses their potential shortcomings.