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Author:   Mavis Maclean (University of Oxford, UK) ,  Dulcie Groves
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032862996

ISBN 10:   1032862998
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   20 November 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Part I: Filling the Gaps 1. Time to Care Hilary Land 2. Poverty: The Forgotten Englishwoman – Reconstructing Research and Policy on Poverty Caroline Glendinning and Jane Millar 3. Women and Financial Provision for Old Age Dulcie Groves 4. Women and Transport Kristine Beuret Part II: Our Traditional Concerns 5. Well Women Clinics – A Serious Challenge to Mainstream Health Care? Peggy Foster 6. Putting on an Act for Children? Miriam David 7. Women and Community Care – Reflections on a Debate Sally Baldwin and Julia Twigg 8. ‘What D'ya Want If You Don’ Want Money?’ – A Feminist Critique of ‘Paid Volunteering’ John Baldock and Clare Ungerson Part III: Research and Progress 9. The Long Term Effects for Girls of Parental Divorce Mavis Maclean and Diana Kuh 10. Sex and Motherhood as Handicaps in the Labour Market Heather Joshi 11. Feminist Research and Social Policy Janet Finch 12. Will the Abortion Issue Give Birth to Feminism in Poland? Malgorzata Fuszara. Name Index. Subject Index.

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At the time of original publication the editors had been members of the Social Administration Association (now the Social Policy Association) since its inception in 1967, and in 1987 convened a conference in Women and Social Policy in Oxford where this volume originated. Mavis Maclean was a fellow of Wolfson College, University of Oxford. Dulcie Groves was an Honorary Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Lancaster.

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