The Anthropology of Welfare

Iain Edgar

ISBN 10: 0415169658 / ISBN 13: 9780415169653

Verlag: Routledge, 1998

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Anthropology of Welfare provides an overview of what anthropology has to offer welfare studies and vice-versa.Case studies from anthropologists in the field, examine different branches of welfare and community care, for example:\* Maternity services\* Children with learning difficulties\* Children's homes\* Mothers' centres\* People with HIV\* Mental health centres\* Housing\* Care and provision for the elderly.Contributors focus on comparative welfare systems - examples are taken from urban and rural areas of the UK, USA, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, and New Zealand. In each case the theoretical and methodological appropriateness of social anthropology for the study of welfare, and the insights gained by bringing anthropology and welfare together are examined.The Anthropology of Welfare will be essential reading for those studying anthropology, social work and social policy and will be of interest to teachers, practitioners and researchers in applied social welfare fields. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780415169653

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An innovative overview of how the theories and concepts of social anthropology can be applied and used in the study of welfare and community care. Case studies examine welfare in Britain, the USA, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, Japan and New Zealand.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Iain R. Edgar and Andrew Russell are both Lecturers in Anthropology at the University of Durham.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Anthropology of Welfare
Verlag: Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum: 1998
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu