{"product_id":"the-anthropology-of-welfare-iain-edgar-9780415169646","title":"The Anthropology of Welfare","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthropology of Welfare\u003c\/em\u003e provides an overview of what anthropology has to offer welfare studies and vice-versa.\u003cbr\u003e Case studies from anthropologists in the field, examine different branches of welfare and community care, for example: \u003cbr\u003e * Maternity services\u003cbr\u003e * Children with learning difficulties\u003cbr\u003e * Children's homes\u003cbr\u003e * Mothers' centres\u003cbr\u003e * People with HIV\u003cbr\u003e * Mental health centres\u003cbr\u003e * Housing\u003cbr\u003e * Care and provision for the elderly.\u003cbr\u003e Contributors focus on comparative welfare systems - examples are taken from urban and rural areas of the UK, USA, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, and New Zealand. In each case the theoretical and methodological appropriateness of social anthropology for the study of welfare, and the insights gained by bringing anthropology and welfare together are examined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Anthropology of Welfare\u003c\/em\u003e will be essential reading for those studying anthropology, social work and social policy and will be of interest to teachers, practitioners and researchers in applied social welfare fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iain Edgar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041516964X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415169646\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Iain Edgar","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086306062591,"sku":"9780415169646","price":270.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13e09e72-0232-4544-aab7-ce490caa8faf.jpg?v=1769093927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anthropology-of-welfare-iain-edgar-9780415169646","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}