| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Who would not be for society?-- pt. 1 Problems -- The social question and the urgency of care -- Better politics: Narratives of indignation and the possibility of a prosocial politics -- Valuing and strengthening community -- pt. 2 Ideas -- Confronting the roots of violent behaviour -- In defence of the public city -- Artfully thinking the prosocial -- Re-visioning exclusion in local communities -- Putting ̀€the social' back into social policy -- pt. 3 Futures -- Progress through protest -- Cities, crises and the future -- Policy steps towards a better social future -- The (in)visibility of riches, urban life and exclusion -- The uses of catastrophism -- Conclusion -- Thinking prosocially |
| Summary |
This book looks at what is needed to prevent the proliferation of harm and the gradual collapse of civil society. A wide range of expert contributors outline what might help to make better societies and which mechanisms, interventions and evidence are needed when we think about a better society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Social problems.
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Social policy.
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social issues.
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public policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Social problems
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Social policy
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Sozialwissenschaftler
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Soziale Gerechtigkeit
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Politisches Engagement
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Atkinson, Rowland, editor
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Mckenzie, Lisa, editor
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Winlow, Simon, editor
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| ISBN |
9781447332046 |
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1447332040 |
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9781447332053 |
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1447332059 |
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9781447332015 |
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1447332016 |
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9781447332060 |
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1447332067 |
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