Bringing together leading writers and researchers in the field, this carefully revised edition continues to offer an exciting blend of the classic and the new. The articles are organised into four sections - Community, Care, Policy and Practice - and cover autobiographical and experiential accounts as well as writings drawn from sociology, psychology, social policy, history, social work and community activism.
Acknowledgements.- Introduction.- PART 1: COMMUNITY.- Introduction.- Anthology: the Breadth of Community; compiled by C. Pereira.- Representations of Community; J. Bornat.- Women and Community; F. Williams.- The Social Basis of Community Care; M. Bulmer.- Neighbourhood Care and Social Policy: Extracts; edited by R. Snaith.- Neighbours; P. Beresford and S. Croft.- Two Views of Community Service: (a) Reflections of a Voluntary Worker; M. Simey; (b) Community as Service; E. and S. Yeo.- PART 2: CARE.- Introduction.- Anthology; compiled by F. Williams.- Filial Obligations and Kin Support for Elderly People; J. Finch and J. Mason.- At Home and Alone: Families and Young Adults with Challenging Behaviour; J. Hubert.- Breaking the Silence: Black and Ethnic Minority Carers and Service Provision; Y. Gunaratnam.- Feminist Perspectives on Caring; H. Graham.- Older Male Carers and Community Care; M. Fisher.- Caring and Citizenship: A Complex Relationship; C. Ungerson.- The Principles of Collective Care; G. Dalley.- 'Us' and 'Them'? Feminist Research and Community Care; J. Morris.- PART 3: POLICY.- Introduction.- Anthology: Policy; compiled by D. Pilgrim and J. Johnson.- Human Need and the Moral Right to Optimal Community Care; L. Doyal.- Community Care Policy: From Consensus to Conflict; A. Walker.- The Structured Dependency of the Elderly: Creation of Social Policy in the Twentieth Century; P. Townsend.- When 'Ordinary' Isn't Enough: A Review of the Concept of Normalisation; H. Brown and J. Walmsley.- Managing Madness: Changing Ideas and Practice; J. Busfield.- Mental Health Services in the 21st Century: the User.- Professional Divide; D. Pilgrim.- Housing Choices and Community Care; J. Hudson, L. Watson and G. Allan.- PART 4: PRACTICE.- Introduction.- Anthology: Charters; compiled by J. Bornat.- Care Management and Social Work; M. Payne.- The Implications of IT in Social Care; B. Glastonbury.- The Impact of Quasi-Markets on Community Care; L. Hoyes and R. Means.- Elfrida Rathbone Islington: An Experience of Contracting; C. Schwabenland.- Disability, Discrimination and Local Authority Social Services: The User's Perspective; C. Evans.- The Right to Make Choices; A. Macfarlane.- Involving People with Learning Difficulties in Meetings; A. Whittaker.- Community Development: Changing Directions; M. Taylor.
