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Constructing Risky Identities in Policy and Practice

This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kearney, J. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Donovan, C. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Welfare state.
Political sociology.
Social policy.
Criminology.
Social sciences—Philosophy.
Politics of the Welfare State.
Political Sociology.
Social Policy.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Social Theory.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137276087
Summary:This collection explores how the dominant risk agenda is being embedded across welfare policy and practice contexts in order to redefine social problems and those who experience them. Identities of 'risky' or 'safe', 'responsible' or 'irresponsible' are being increasingly applied, not only to everyday life but also to professional practice.
Physical Description:IX, 195 p. online resource.
ISBN:9781137276087

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