Engendering Social Policy

Publisher Marketing: The articles collated in this text explore: how social policy constructs gendered relations; the difference/equailty debate; representations and discourses in social policy; the tensions and issues associated with restructuring domestic relations; and feminist alternatives to mainstream social policy solutions. The book adopts a comparative and international perspective taking on board the importance of global changes as well as illustrating its argument with practices and research from a number of countries. Overall, the text raises issues for students, academics and practitioners dealing with social policy issues in the late-20th century.

Contributor Bio:  Watson, Ronald Tom Watson, a member of the PGA World Hall of Fame, was named PGA Player of the Year six times and currently ranks sixth on the list of major championship victories, with eight. A devoted teacher of the game, he is a bestselling author whose popular monthly articles have appeared in"Golf Digest "magazine for more than thirty years. Watson lives with his wife, Hilary, on their farm near Kansas City, Kansas. Visit him online at tomwatson.com. Contributor Bio:  Watson, Sophie Gary Bridge is Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Urban Studies, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, and writes on issues of rationality, time, space and the city. Sophie Watson is Professor of Sociology at the Open University. Her recent books include "Surface City: Sydney at the Millennium" (with Peter Murphy, 1997) and "Postmodern Cities and Spaces" (co-edited with Katherine Gibson, Blackwell, 1995). Contributor Bio:  Doyal, Lesley Doyal is of the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol.