Social policy and social dimensions on vulnerability and resilience in Europe / Birgit Bütow, María Luisa Gómez Jiménez (eds.).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

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Cover; Social Policy and Social Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience in Europe; Content; Social Policy and Social Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience in Europe; Introduction; Origins and contexts; The authors and the process of publishing; The main contents -- an introduction into the book; Thanks; References; I. Social and Political Dimensions on Vulnerability and Resilience; Vulnerability and Resilience in a Post-Entitlement Era; 1. Introduction; 2. Definitions of Key Terms; 3. Explanations for Differences in U.S. Social Welfare.

4. Contrasting the Aims and Objectives of Welfare Policy5. Convergence Theory and the Future of the Welfare State in Developed Nations; 6. Conclusion; References; Characteristics and Challenges for a Comprehensive WelfareState Model -- the Case of the Nordic Welfare States; 1. The Nordic Countries in a European Context; 2. The Notion of the Welfare State; 3. Welfare State Typologies; 4. Characteristics of the Nordic Welfare Model; 5. Challenges to the Nordic Model; 6. A Political Perspective on Challenges to the Nordic Welfare Model; 7. Conclusions; References.

The Feasibility of a Basic Income Implications for Social Policy and Social Work1. From Wage-Labor to Citizenship and Social Rights; 2. Is the Development of Productivity Making Human Labor Superfluous?; 3. Is It Possible to Introduce a Basic Income That Is not Dependent on Work?; 3.1 Negative Income Tax; 3.2 A Social Dividend; 4. 'Guarantism:' The Fourth Way of Welfare State Development towards an 'Alternative' Society; 5. Social Policy and Social Work in a Basic Income Perspective; References.

The Dependency Act -- Some Notes Regarding the Interrelations between Housing and Social Services for Senior Citizens in Spain1. Accessibility and Resilience of seniors in the Spanish Law; 2. The Spanish Dependency Act, 39/2006; 3. Residential Options for the Elderly: Looking at Spanish Residencesor Homes for the Elderly as an Option; References; II. Concept of Social Vulnerability and Resilience in Social Work Practice; Social Work and Resilience -- Trends and Synergies; Introduction; 2. Resilience in Social Work; 2.1 Existence and Intensity of Resilience Factors in Social Work.

2.2 Exposure to Adversity in Social Work2.3 The Interaction Process in Social Work as a Path to Resilience; 3. Conclusions; References; Resilience Concept Revision and Contributions to Social Intervention; 1. Introduction; 2. Resilience Conceptualization; 3. Research in Resilience -- Contributions to Social Intervention; 4. Conclusion; References; Empowerment with Multi-Problem Families in the Netherlands. A Report on Practical Experiences; 1. Multi-Problem Families; 2. Approach by the Social Worker; 2.1 Get in Touch with the Family; 2.2 Empowerment.

The book you have in your hands describes from an interdisciplinary and European perspective the social dimensions of vulnerability and resilience. The case comes under the framework of the current public discussions on the topic. Thus, on one hand social problems are supposed to have its causes in individuals, and therefore are not a consequence of the socio-economic inequality. Consequently we find in Europe an increasing policy of self-activation and self-help as substitutes for social work. On the other hand new types of social vulnerabilities arise, giving the floor to new challenges for.

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