Bücher der Reihe Welfare and Society

The issue of child sex abuse has gained widespread attention over the last three decades, but minimal attention has been paid to sexual abuse by women. In this book Myriam Denov aims to fill these critical gaps in the literature.

Across the traditional welfare states of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada there has been an emphasis on 'activation' by the unemployed as a tool for fighting unemployment. This book is based on a detailed ethnographic study of the highly praised Swedish rehabilitation organization Samhall.