Social Theory and Social Policy (Heinemann Studies in Sociology Ser.)
by Pinker, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0435826808
- ISBN 13
- 9780435826802
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About This Item
London, England, U.K.: Heinemann Educational Books, 1973. This book is about the relationship between sociological theory and the development of social policy and administration; the author examines the historical origins, both institutional and academic, of social policy and administration, and the theoretical contributions to the development of the social sciences of Marx, Spencer, Weber, and Durkheim; he then examines the application of normative theory in this field, the concepts of exchange and stigma in social welfare, and the idea of citizenship and the use of social services; in the final section he presents a number of models of social welfare (red cloth with gold lettering, previous owner's name on front endpaper; violet pictorial dust jacket with some shelf and edge wear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy). Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001309
- Title
- Social Theory and Social Policy (Heinemann Studies in Sociology Ser.)
- Author
- Pinker, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0435826808
- ISBN 13
- 9780435826802
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Books
- Place of Publication
- London, England, U.K.
- Date Published
- 1973
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