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Social Policy Shapes The Daily Lives Of Every Canadian Citizen And Should Reflect The Beliefs Of A Majority Of Canadians On Just Approaches To The Promotion Of Health, Safety, And Well-being. Too Often, Those On The Front Lines--social Workers, Nurses, And Teachers--observe That Policies Do Not Work Well For The Most Vulnerable Groups In Society. In The First Part Of This New Edition Of Canadian Social Policy, Westhues And Wharf Argue That Service Deliverers Have Discretion In How Policies Are Implemented, And The Exercise Of This Discretion Is How Citizens Experience Policy--whether Or Not It Is Fair And Reasonable. They Show The Reader How Social Policy Is Made And They Encourage Active Citizenship To Produce Policies That Are More Socially Just. New Material Includes An Examination Of The Reproduction Of Systemic Racism Through The Implementation Of Human Rights Policy And A Comparative Analysis Of The Policy-making Process In Quebec And English Canada. The Second Part Of The Book Discusses Policy Issues Currently Under Debate In Canada. Included Are New Chapters That Explore Parental Leave Policies And Housing As A Determinant Of Health. All Chapters Contain Newly Updated Stati

Author

Anne Westhues; Brian Wharf

Publisher

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781554584109

Subjects

Science, Political Science, Social Science