Anthropology of Welfare - Paperback / softback

The Anthropology of Welfareprovides an overview of what anthropology has to offer welfare studies and vice-versa Case studies from anthropologists in the field, examine different branches of welfare and community care, for example * Maternity service * Children with learning difficultie * Children's home * Mothers' centre * People with HI * Mental health centre * Housin * Care and provision for the elderly Contributors focus on comparative welfare systems - examples are taken from urban and rural areas of the UK, USA, Sweden, Germany, Portugal, and New Zealand. In each case the theoretical and methodological appropriateness of social anthropology for the study of welfare, and the insights gained by bringing anthropology and welfare together are examinedThe Anthropology of Welfarewill be essential reading for those studying anthropology, social work and social policy and will be of interest to teachers, practitioners and researchers in applied social welfare fields.