About the Editors and Contributors
List of Acronyms
Editors' Introduction
PART ONE: KEY CONCEPTS
Welfare - John Hudson
Social Justice - Peter Dwyer
Social Exclusion - Mel Walker
Difference and Diversity - Mel Walker
Health and Well-Being - Margaret Coffey and Lindsey Dugdill
PART TWO: POLICY AND THE LIFE COURSE
Families and Children - Sandra Shaw
Young People - Sandra Shaw
Older People - Rita Haworth
Death and the End of Life - Karen Kinghorn
PART THREE: COMPARATIVE AND SUPRANATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF POLICY
Devolution in the UK - Karen Kinghorn
Comparative Welfare - Sandra Shaw
The European Union and Social Policy - Paul Copeland
Global Social Policy: Globalized Health Policy - Sandra Shaw
Social Policy and the Environment - Anya Ahmed
Index
An Introduction to Social Policy. ISBN 9781446291658. Published by SAGE in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.