Understanding Health and Social Care: An Introductory Reader (Published in association with The Open University)

Open University

ISBN 10: 0761956867 / ISBN 13: 9780761956860

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding Health and Social Care: An Introductory Reader (Published in association with The Open University)
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761956867
• ISBN 13: 9780761956860
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Understanding Health and Social Care links policy to practice in a tangible way, juxtaposing the voices of care givers and service users with insights from academic debate and research. It is unusual in the way it cuts across the conventional divided between health care and social care. The text is divided into five sections, each of which includes a selection of readings on a particular topic or theme. Although the book is intended primarily as a resource, to be dipped into and used for reference, it can be read section by section, and the section introductions serve as a guide to the reader who wishes to do this. Understanding Health and Social Care has been designed to appeal to a wide range of readers, including students in other health and social care studies, and those interested in care matters, whether as paid workers, volunteers, informal careers, or users of services.

About the Author

Martin Robb is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at The Open University. He is co-editor of Relating Experience: stories from health and social care (Routledge, 2005); Communication, Relationships and Care (Routledge, 2004); and Understanding Health and Social Care (SAGE, 1998), and has published articles and book chapters on a wide range of topics, with a recent focus on issues of fatherhood, masculinity and childcare. Before joining the OU he worked in informal and community education projects with adults and young people.