Foundations of the Welfare StateA fully revised and rewritten second edition of a book which is now regarded as a classic. Takes full advantage of new research and places strong emphasis on voluntary action and the role of women in the shaping of social policy. |
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Page 40
... responsibility of their families and that no one should intervene between parents and child : a shift associated with wider changes in attitudes towards both children and the family . The evangelical belief , much disseminated in the ...
... responsibility of their families and that no one should intervene between parents and child : a shift associated with wider changes in attitudes towards both children and the family . The evangelical belief , much disseminated in the ...
Page 73
... responsibility by requiring the presence of parents in court and by increasing the courts ' powers to require parents to pay fines for their children's offences . Under the Act the Poor Law acquired the responsibility of visiting and ...
... responsibility by requiring the presence of parents in court and by increasing the courts ' powers to require parents to pay fines for their children's offences . Under the Act the Poor Law acquired the responsibility of visiting and ...
Page 130
... responsibilities for social administration around some rather surprising corners of Whitehall . The Board of Education had wide responsibility for the health and education of mothers and schoolchildren : the Privy Council was ...
... responsibilities for social administration around some rather surprising corners of Whitehall . The Board of Education had wide responsibility for the health and education of mothers and schoolchildren : the Privy Council was ...
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The First World War and after | 119 |
The interwar years | 153 |
The Second World War and after | 211 |
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