Social Theory and Social Policy
In: Routledge Revivals Ser.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- New Preface for the Reissue of Social Theory and Social Policy -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Part One: Social Theory and The Development of Social Administration -- 1: A Search for Paternity Amongst the Founding Fathers -- Sociology and Problems of Social Welfare -- Durkheim and Moral Welfare -- Spencer and Social Welfare -- Marx and Social Reform -- Weber and State Welfare -- Summary -- 2: The Origins of Social Administration -- The Problem of Poverty: Early Theoretical Perspectives -- 'Blue-Book' Sociology and The Empirical Response to Theory -- Deterrence and Therapy-The Administrative Compromise -- Social Policy and The Economic Market -- Summary -- Part Two: The Uses of Social Theory -- 3: Ideology, Rhetoric and Evidence -- Normative Models of Social Welfare -- Relative Definitions of Social Need -- Social Criticism and The Use of Evidence -- Democracy and Social Justice -- Summary -- 4: Exchange and Stigma -- Social Services as Exchange Systems -- Public Services as Exchange Systems -- Dependency, Compassion and Stigma -- A Model of Social Welfare -- 5: Some Current Problems in Social Policy -- New Priorities in Policy-Making and Research -- The Contribution of the Social Scientist in Positive Discrimination Programmes -- Citizenship and Dependency -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.