Forming nation, framing welfare /
edited by Gail Lewis.
- London ; New York : Routledge in association with the Open University, 1998.
- 1 online resource (viii, 296 pages) : illustrations
- Social policy--welfare, power and diversity ; bk. 2 .
- Social policy--welfare, power and diversity ; bk. 2. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter Introduction -- chapter 1 A Family for Nation and Empire -- chapter 2 'Remoralizing' the Poor?: Gender, Class and Philanthropy in Victorian Britain -- chapter 3 Education for Labour: Social Problems of Nationhood -- chapter 4 Education for 'Minorities': Irish Catholics in Britain -- chapter 5 Patterns of Visibility: Unemployment in Britain during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries -- chapter 6 Families of Meaning: Contemporary Discourses of the Family -- chapter 7 Review.
Open Access
Introduces an historical perspective on the emergence and development of social welfare. Starting from the family, it traces some of the crucial historical roots of contemporary social problems and policies.
Public welfare--History--Great Britain--19th century. Public welfare--History--Great Britain--20th century. Social problems. Welfare state. POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare. SOCIAL SCIENCE--Human Services. Public welfare. Social policy. Social problems. Welfare state.