- Title Pages
- Sources of extracts
- Introduction
-
Part 1 The family, poverty and population -
Chapter One The nation's wealth -
Chapter Two The summation of poverty -
Chapter Three A measurement of human progress -
Chapter Four The position of women -
Part 2 The ‘welfare state’ -
Chapter One The welfare state: Images and realities -
Chapter Two The social division of welfare: Some reflections on the search for equity -
Chapter Three War and social policy -
Chapter Four Unfinished business -
Part 3 Redistribution, universality and inequality -
Chapter One The role of redistribution in social policy -
Chapter Two Welfare state and welfare society -
Chapter Three Social welfare and the art of giving -
Part 4 Power, policy and privilege -
Chapter One The irresponsible society -
Chapter Two The need for a new approach -
Part 5 International and comparative dimensions -
Chapter One The international perspective -
Chapter Two Developing social policy in conditions of rapid change: The role of social welfare -
Part 6 The subject of social policy -
Chapter One The subject of social administration -
Chapter Two What is social policy? -
Chapter Three Values and choices - Bibliography
- Index
Values and choices
Values and choices
- Chapter:
- (p.215) Chapter Three Values and choices
- Source:
- Welfare and wellbeing
- Author(s):
Pete Alcock
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
This chapter deals with the final extract taken from the posthumous collection of LSE lectures focusing on the role of values in the study of social policy. It observes that for Titmuss, an investigation of the place of values in academic study and research is essential to a proper understanding of the subject. It notes that values underpinned his own work; but not in the glib way in which some critics, both contemporary and subsequent, suggest. It further notes that Titmuss recognised that both the practice and the study of social policy are about means and ends. It explains that social policy is studied in order to change it; policy change seeks to achieve particular goals; and goals are determined by the values that underpin them. It concludes that values are therefore intrinsic to study and research in social policy.
Keywords: social policy, values, Titmuss, research, policy change
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- Title Pages
- Sources of extracts
- Introduction
-
Part 1 The family, poverty and population -
Chapter One The nation's wealth -
Chapter Two The summation of poverty -
Chapter Three A measurement of human progress -
Chapter Four The position of women -
Part 2 The ‘welfare state’ -
Chapter One The welfare state: Images and realities -
Chapter Two The social division of welfare: Some reflections on the search for equity -
Chapter Three War and social policy -
Chapter Four Unfinished business -
Part 3 Redistribution, universality and inequality -
Chapter One The role of redistribution in social policy -
Chapter Two Welfare state and welfare society -
Chapter Three Social welfare and the art of giving -
Part 4 Power, policy and privilege -
Chapter One The irresponsible society -
Chapter Two The need for a new approach -
Part 5 International and comparative dimensions -
Chapter One The international perspective -
Chapter Two Developing social policy in conditions of rapid change: The role of social welfare -
Part 6 The subject of social policy -
Chapter One The subject of social administration -
Chapter Two What is social policy? -
Chapter Three Values and choices - Bibliography
- Index
