Pete Alcock - What is Social Policy?

Pete Alcock gives his answer to the question 'What is Social Policy?'
Social Policy in Britain 2nd Ed.- 2003, Palgrave
Understanding Poverty 3rd Ed. -- 2006, Palgrave
International Social Policy (Ed. with Gay Craig) -- 2001, Palgrave
Student's Companion to Social Policy 2nd Ed.(Ed. with Angus Erskine and Maggie May) -- 2003, Blackwell
Blackwell Dictionary of Social Policy (with Angus Erskine and Maggie May) -- 2002, Blackwell
Welfare and Wellbeing -- Richard Titmuss's Contribution to Social Policy (Ed. with Howard Glennerster, Ann Oakley and Adrian Sinfield) -- 2002, Policy Press
Work to Welfare: How Men become Detached from the Labour Market (with Tina Beatty, Steve Fothergill, Rob Macmillan and Sue Yeandle) - 2003, Cambridge UP
'Close work' Doing qualitative research in the voluntary sector,(Ed. with D. Scott) - 2005, Charities Aid Foundation/University of Birmingham/University of Manchester

[@Viv8ldi]

"Life long learning"->Learning is not something that only happens to children at school

[@xKaRaNx]

hes my lecturer! :)

[@Monique__91]

this was very helpful

[@Musika1321]

Wow I had to check the date on this. Social policy seems like nothing to do with people's wellbeing any more.

[@Viv8ldi]

I dont really get what social policy is

[@maxyreehill]

@salatatabaa i was just kidding. im sure its very very important.

[@Viv8ldi]

Is Social Policy his own discipline or is it part of Social Work?

[@Jessikaaargh]

how very functionalist to say that society's problems will work themselves out. Ridiculous

[@maxyreehill]

@salatatabaa doesnt sound that important to me.