Understanding Health and Social Care: An Introductory Reader (Published in association with The Open University)

Cutting across the division between health care and social care, the book links policy to practice, juxtaposing the voices of a range of careers and service users wih insights from academic debate and research. The reader is divided into five sections, focusing on: the experience of caring or being cared for; the environments in which care takes place; the ways in which care has been conceptualized; issues of abuse in care setting; and the political context of care. Published as a set book for the Open University course: Health and Social Care (K100).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761956859
• ISBN13: 9780761956853
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"