Social Theory and Social Policy

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New Preface for the Reissue of Social Theory and Social Policy
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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
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