| Scandal, Social Policy and Social Welfare Contributor(s): Butler, Ian (Author), Drakeford, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861347464 ISBN-13: 9781861347466 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $53.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: Scandals do not just happen. They are made. They are constructed out of everyday tragedies, such as the carelessness or institutional brutality of the long stay hospital, the abuse of children, or the violent deaths of innocent bystanders. This revised editionby examining the landmark scandals of the postwar periodreveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interest they are made to serve. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 361.610 |
| LCCN: 2006386492 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.05 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scandals do not just happen. They are made. They are constructed out of such everyday tragedies as the small carelessnesses and institutional brutality of the long stay hospital, the abuse of children or the violent deaths of innocent bystanders. This book, by examining the landmark scandals of the post-war period, including more recent ones, such as the Victoria Climbie Inquiry, reveals how scandals are generated, to what purposes they are used and whose interests they are made to serve. In particular, it examines the role of the public inquiry, an increasingly familiar policy device, in the process whereby the 'story' of a particular scandal is told and its meaning fixed. Using transcripts, press coverage, materials from the Public Record Office and other contemporary sources each of the scandals described in the book is located in its own historical and policy context in order to explore the complex cause and effect relationship between public policy and scandal. |
Contributor Bio(s): Drakeford, Mark: - Mark Drakeford is professor of social policy and applied social sciences at the University of Wales, Cardiff. Butler, Ian: -Ian Butler is professor of social work at the University of Bath. |