Sociology and Social Welfare

Originally published in 1987, Sociology and Social Welfare looks at the relationship between state and welfare in the context of a wider sociological analysis of state and society in post-war Britain.

Michael Sullivan

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Context of Welfare 2. Perspectives on the Modern British State 3. Approaches to Welfare 4. The Development and Functions of Social Work 5. State, Welfare and Social Work 6. Sociological Imagination and the Practice of Social Work 7. Sociology and Social Welfare: Problems and Prospects Bibliography Index