Social Policies and Social Control : New Perspectives on the 'Not-So-Big Society'

"Drawing on a wide array of policy domains and events, this book provides an innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups. This accessible collection reviews the controls, assumptions and persuasions applied to individuals and households and explores broader themes, including how ‘new behaviourism’ was consolidated during the New Labour and Cameron periods. Social policy and social control offers timely engagements with key issues for researchers and policy makers, and is relevant for students in social policy, sociology, socio-legal studies, social work and social care, disability studies, human geography, politics and public policy, and gender, family and life course studies." from publisher's website SOCIAL POLICIES AND SOCIAL CONTROL Contents List of boxes and figures Boxes Figures List of abbreviations Preface and acknowledgements Notes on contributors Part One: Setting the scene 1. Introduction Introducing the focus and purposes of this book Studying the control of behaviour Realities, fears and legitimation The social division of welfare and of social control Ethical and normative issues of social control Social policy trends in changing environments The foundations for the book 2. Social policy and the new behaviourism: towards a more excluding society Introduction Social control within welfare systems Disability and social control; a troubled history and difficult present Conclusions 3. Beyond protection: ‘the vulnerable’ in the age of austerity Introduction New Labour, the coalition government and the rise of the ‘vulnerability rationale’ Vulnerability and the management of risk: subtle social control Vulnerability, neoliberalism and paternalism Prioritising ‘the vulnerable’ in the age of austerity Concluding comments: beyond protection Part Two: Policies, practices and implications in specific domains 4. Welfare reform and the valorisation of work: is work really the best form of welfare? Introduction Theoretical frames – social citizenship Understanding work More conditions: the coalition government’s welfare-to-work offer Supporting claimants to enter paid work Recognising the importance of demand-side barriers to work? Problematising the ‘work is the best form of welfare’ mantra ‘Strivers and shirkers’ – drawing divisions between the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’ Citizenship and work – an exclusionary approach Conclusion 5. Sanctuary or sanctions: children, social worth and social control in the UK asylum process Introduction Background to asylum policy Claiming rights: social worth Social control in the asylum process Conclusion 6. New Labour, the coalition government and disciplined communities Introduction Neoliberalism and governing through community New Labour’s behaviourism A New Deal: a case study of New Labour’s behaviourist agenda The coalition government programme Conclusion 7. Young people, education, families and communities: marginalised hopes and dreams? Introduction The historical context before New Labour New Labour; mixed interventions for disadvantaged families The coalition government, schools and disadvantaged communities Schooling: possible options for less control and more listening Conclusions 8. Choice, control and user influence in health and social care Introduction ‘Participatory engagement’ User involvement and government policy, 1979–2013 The ‘workings’ of involvement in a northern town Concluding comments 9. Patient responsibilities, social determinants of health and nudges: the case of organ donation Introduction Health responsibilities and the NHS Constitution The coalition government and the promotion of ‘nudges’ Behavioural approaches to organ donation and health inequalities Conclusion 10. Nudged into employment: lone parents and welfare reform Introduction New Labour’s policies on work and the family Continuity and change after the 2010 General Election Austerity: the impact on families The contractual nature of relationships between citizens and the state What does this mean for lone parents? Balancing paid work with family life: challenges for lone parents Individualising social risks Nudged into employment? Conclusions 11. Welfare reform and drug policy: coalition, continuity and change Introduction The politics and policy of the drugs–crime link New Labour’s early drug policy Enter the coalition government: work, employment and behaviour change for ‘recovery’ Conclusion 12. Regulating social housing: expectations for behaviour of tenants Introduction The backdrop of housing policy Controlling access to and security of housing tenures Employment, welfare and social housing ‘Punishment’ and ‘empowerment’ in social housing Conclusions Part Three: Conclusions 13. Concluding thoughts: the consequences of a ‘not-so-big society’ Introduction A review of findings Concluding observations and interpretations Notes References Index Part One : Setting The Scene. Introduction / Malcolm Harrison And Teela Sanders -- Social Policy And The New Behaviourism : Towards A More Excluding Society / Malcolm Harrison With Laura Hemingway -- Beyond Protection : 'the Vulnerable' In The Age Of Austerity / Kate Brown -- -- Part Two : Policies, Practices And Implications In Specific Domains. Welfare Reform And The Valorisation Of Work : Is Work Really The Best Form Of Welfare? / Ruth Patrick -- Sanctuary Or Sanctions : Children, Social Worth And Social Control In The Uk Asylum Process / Ala Sirriyeh -- New Labour, The Coalition Government And Disciplined Communities / Andrew Wallace -- Young People, Education, Families And Communities : Marginalized Hopes And Dreams? / Doug Martin -- Choice, Control And User Influence In Health And Social Care / Gabrielle Mastin -- Patient Responsibilities, Social Determinants Of Health And Nudges : The Case Of Organ Donation / Ana Manzano -- Nudged Into Employment : Lone Parents And Welfare Reform / Laura Davies -- Welfare Reform And Drug Policy : Coalition, Continuity And Change / Mark Monaghan -- Regulating Social Housing : Expectations For Behaviour Of Tenants / Jenny Mcneill -- -- Part Three : Conclusions. Concluding Thoughts : The Consequences Of A 'not-so-big Society' / Teela Sanders. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "Drawing on a wide array of policy domains and events, this book provides an innovative account of social control and behaviourism within welfare systems and social policies, and the implications for disadvantaged groups. This accessible collection reviews the controls, assumptions and persuasions applied to individuals and households and explores broader themes, including how ‘new behaviourism’ was consolidated during the New Labour and Cameron periods. Social policy and social control offers timely engagements with key issues for researchers and policy makers, and is relevant for students in social policy, sociology, socio-legal studies, social work and social care, disability studies, human geography, politics and public policy, and gender, family and life course studies."--Back cover This book offers an innovative account of social-control and behaviorist thinking in social policies and welfare systems and the impact it has had on disadvantaged groups. The contributors review various controls and impulsions that have been applied to individuals and households and how such interventions have narrowed social rights An innovative account of social-control and behaviourist thinking in social policies and welfare systems, and the impact it has had on disadvantaged groups in the UK. The contributors review various controls and impulsions that have been applied to individuals and households, and how such interventions have narrowed social rights