1. Welfare, exclusion and political agency / Janet Batsleer and Beth Humphries -- 2. From 'street arabs' to 'angels' : working-class children, competence and citizenship, 1850-1914 / Tom Cockburn -- 3. The colonization of the poor / Daryl S. Crosskill -- 4. Outsiders within : the role of welfare in the internal control of immigration / Debra Hayes -- 5. Clinical psychology in a cold climate : towards culturally appropriate services / Gill Aitken -- 6. Resources for hope : social work and social exclusion / Beth Humphries -- 7. Critical professionals and reflective practice : the experience of women practitioners in health, welfare and education / Mary Issitt -- 8. Socio-economic factors : a neglected dimension in harm to children / Vic Tuck -- 9. School exclusion : alienation and the dilemmas for formal and informal educators / Carol Packham -- 10. Sparring partners : conflicts in the expression and treatment of self-harm / Helen Spandler and Janet Batsleer -- 11. Three prisoners' stories : talking back through autobiography / Steve Morgan -- 12. In or out? : how lesbians negotiate and experience coming out / Helen Williamson.
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Welfare, Exclusion and Politcal Agency develops key topics in social work and social policy relating to exclusion, social divisions and control in welfare. It provides theoretical tools for students, academics and professionals whose work involves them in supporting the political agency of excluded groups. At a time when there have been profound shifts in the organization of welfare and the underpinning theories of the associated professions, the book tackles issues such as: *the move away from publicly funded welfare *the loss of a public service ethic *reduction of i.
Welfare, exclusion, and political agency.
Marginality, Social-- Great Britain.
Public welfare-- Great Britain.
Social work with people with social disabilities-- Great Britain.
Marginality, Social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Public Policy-- Social Services & Welfare.