Social Problems and the Family

Rudi Dallos

ISBN 10: 0803988370 / ISBN 13: 9780803988378

Published by Sage Publications, 1993

About this Item

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume examines how `the family' is constituted both in explanations of social problems and in modes of state intervention. The contributors consider some of the most controversial social policy issues in Britain today: domestic violence; child abuse; old age; mental health; juvenile delinquency; and poverty and homelessness.In examining these social problems, the contributors address key definitional issues, assess traditional and alternative theoretical perspectives and survey different modes of intervention. They show just how pervasive and complex the state regulation of family life is in contemporary society. It is a Course Book for The Open University course D311 Family Life and Social Policy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Problems and the Family
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803988370
• ISBN 13: 9780803988378
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 189H x 16D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 189 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 566 grams

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Synopsis

Social Problems and the Family links together themes and issues which lie at the heart of today′s debates about "the family." Contributors consider some of the most controversial social issues confronting families--juvenile delinquency, mental health, poverty, old age, homelessness, and domestic violence. In examining each issue, they critically address key definitional issues, rigorously assess traditional and alternative theoretical perspectives, and comprehensively survey different modes of intervention. With its illuminating interdisciplinary approach, this volume is essential reading for students and practitioners in social work, social policy, mental health, and psychology.

About the Author

Eugene McLaughlin is Professor of Criminology and co-director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Research. He is also a member of the Centre for Law Justice and Journalism. He completed his postgraduate criminology studies at the University of Cambridge and the University of Sheffield. Eugene has held various academic appointments including at the University of Hong Kong, the Open University and the University of Southampton. He has also been Visiting Professor at the Department of Sociology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, the Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. He is an associate editor of Crime, Media and Cultureand is on the editorial board of Criminal Justice Matters. He has served on the editorial boards of the British Journal of Criminology, Critical Social Policy, the Howard Journal of Criminal Justice and was co-editor of Theoretical Criminology.