Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 Context -- Ch. 1 Changing Paradigms of Welfare / Ann Oakley / Jennie Popay / Fiona Williams -- pt. 2 Concepts -- Ch. 2 Exploring Links between Old and New Paradigms: A Critical Review / Fiona Williams -- Ch. 3 Constructs from the New Paradigm: An Exploration of Diverse Meanings / Julie Seymour -- pt. 3 Methods -- Ch. 4 Qualitative Methods and Welfare Research / David Waddington / Chas Critcher / Bella Dicks -- Ch. 5 Social Work and its Evaluation: A Methodological Dilemma? / Geraldine Macdonald -- pt. 4 Social Relations of Welfare -- Ch. 6 Gender and Welfare Research / Jalna Hanmer / Jeff Hearn -- Ch. 7 Service Users' and Providers' Perspectives on Welfare Needs / Ann Oakley / Jeanette Edwards / Jennie Popay -- pt. 5 Future -- Ch. 8 Balancing Polarities: Developing a New Framework for Welfare Research / Jennie Popay / Fiona Williams