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ABSTRACT This chapter examines historical and contemporary issues related to child protection and argues that the social construction of immigrants requires an examination of the values that... Read more
ABSTRACT Since 2016, welfare recipients in Australia have been subject to the Online Compliance Intervention (OCI), implemented through the national income support agency, Centrelink. This i... Read more
EXTRACT This report shares findings from our research exploring how popular culture (pop culture) influences social change in the UK. Our work has been informed and influenced by the #PopJus... Read more
The AIHW released the following: Australia’s welfare 2019 [11 September 2019] Australia’s welfare 2019 is the 14th biennial welfare report of the AIHW, which was launched in Canberra b... Read more
ABSTRACT While accepting Banton’s recently expressed view that sociology and social policy are distinct disciplines, this article argues that times of radical change can profitably bring the... Read more
ABSTRACT While the welfare state literature has made great advances in describing and explaining policy, comparatively less time has been spent systematically examining the outcomes of those... Read more
Fitzroy, Thursday 12 September 2019 The Research & Policy Centre at the Brotherhood of St Laurence is delighted to invite you to attend our September session of Brotherhood Talks: Why wi... Read more
Implementation, Mechanisms of Effect and Context of an Integrated Care Intervention for Vulnerable Families in Central Sydney Australia: A Research and Evaluation Protocol ABSTRACT Introduct... Read more
EXTRACT It is with great pleasure that we present Circular Head and Waratah-Wynyard Councils’ inaugural Community Health and Wellbeing Plan. This Community Health and Wellbeing Plan is a fiv... Read more
ABSTRACT In recent years, significant policy changes have been made to Australian welfare benefits for single parent families. These changes include the addition of work requirements and cha... Read more
EXTRACT Mental health services in Australia describes the activity and characteristics of Australia’s health care and social care services accessed by people with a mental illness. This web ... Read more
ABSTRACT Understanding the roots of human cooperation, a social phenomena embedded in pressing issues including climate change and social conflict, requires an interdisciplinary perspective.... Read more
ABSTRACT What is the relationship between theory and observation in the social sciences? This article advances a sociological reformulation of the “theory-ladenness” of data. Drawing on insi... Read more
EXTRACT Good leaders are change agents. Nothing around us stays static, so change leadership is a necessity. Change for the sake of change is not good leadership. Change requires a grounding... Read more
The persistence of welfare stigma: Does the passing of time and subsequent employment moderate the negative perceptions associated with unemployment benefit receipt? ABSTRACT People receivin... Read more
