Social policies and social control : new perspectives on the 'not-so-big society' / [electronic resource]
Harrison, M. L.(Malcolm L.),editor.
Sanders, Teela,editor.
An innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups.
SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL CONTROL; Contents; List of boxes and figures; Boxes; Figures; List of abbreviations; Preface and acknowledgements; Notes on contributors; Part One: Setting the scene; 1. Introduction; Introducing the focus and purposes of this book; Studying the control of behaviour; Realities, fears and legitimation; The social division of welfare and of social control; Ethical and normative issues of social control; Social policy trends in changing environments; The foundations for the book; 2. Social policy and the new behaviourism: towards a more excluding society; Introduction
Social control within welfare systemsDisability and social control;  a troubled history and difficult present; Conclusions; 3. Beyond protection: 'the vulnerable' in the age of austerity; Introduction; New Labour, the coalition government and the rise of the 'vulnerability rationale'; Vulnerability and the management of risk: subtle social control; Vulnerability, neoliberalism and paternalism; Prioritising 'the vulnerable' in the age of austerity; Concluding comments: beyond protection; Part Two: Policies, practices and implications in specific domains
4. Welfare reform and the valorisation of work: is work really the best form of welfare?Introduction; Theoretical frames - social citizenship; Understanding work; More conditions: the coalition government's welfare-to-work offer; Supporting claimants to enter paid work; Recognising the importance of demand-side barriers to work?; Problematising the 'work is the best form of welfare' mantra; 'Strivers and shirkers' - drawing divisions between the 'deserving' and 'undeserving'; Citizenship and work - an exclusionary approach; Conclusion
5. Sanctuary or sanctions: children, social worth and social control in the UK asylum processIntroduction; Background to asylum policy; Claiming rights: social worth; Social control in the asylum process; Conclusion; 6. New Labour, the coalition government and disciplined communities; Introduction; Neoliberalism and governing through community; New Labour's behaviourism; A New Deal: a case study of New Labour's behaviourist agenda; The coalition government programme; Conclusion; 7. Young people, education, families and communities: marginalised hopes and dreams?; Introduction
The historical context before New LabourNew Labour;  mixed interventions for disadvantaged families; The coalition government, schools and disadvantaged communities; Schooling: possible options for less control and more listening; Conclusions; 8. Choice, control and user influence in health and social care; Introduction; 'Participatory engagement'; User involvement and government policy, 1979-2013; The 'workings' of involvement in a northern town; Concluding comments; 9. Patient responsibilities, social determinants of health and nudges: the case of organ donation; Introduction
Health responsibilities and the NHS Constitution
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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An innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups.
Social control