Social Science Readings

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• Alcock, C. (2008) Introducing social policy. 2nd edn. Harlow: Pearson Longman.

• Albrow, M. (1999) Sociology: the basics. London: Routledge.

• Blakemore, K. (2007) Social policy: an introduction. 3rd ed. Maidenhead: OUP.

• Bochel, H. (2009) Social policy: themes, issues and debates. 2nd ed. Harlow: Longman.

• Clarke, A. (2010) The sociology of healthcare. 2nd edn. Harlow: Longman.

• Cunningham, J. and Cunningham, S. (2008) Sociology and social work. Exeter: Learning Matters.

• Gabler, J. (2010) Sociology for dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

• Marsh, I. (ed.) (2006) Sociology: making sense of society. 3rd ed. London: Prentice Hall.

• Page, R. M. (2007) Revisiting the welfare state. Maidenhead: OUP.

• Powell, M. (ed.) (1999) New Labour, new welfare state? the 'third way' in British social policy. Bristol: Policy.

• Rhodes, M. (2000) 'Desperately seeking a solution: social democracy, Thatcherism and the 'Third Way' in British...' West European Politics, 23(2), pp. 161-187.

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• Rowlingson, K. (2011) Does income inequality cause health and social problems? [Online] Available at: http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/income-inequality-health-social-problems (Accessed: 26th October 2011).

Journal articles

• Burkitt, B. (2006) 'Constrained discretion: New Labour's third way for economic and social policy', International Journal of Social Economics, 33(1), pp. 4-10.
• McRobbie, A. (2000) 'Feminism and the third way', Feminist Review, 64, pp. 97-112.
• Taylor-Gooby, P. (2008) 'The new welfare state settlement in Europe', European Societies, 10(1), pp. 3-24.