Understanding 'Race' and Ethnicity Theory, History, Policy, Practice |
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| Contribution by:
| Linton, Samara
Virk, Baljinder
Cole, Bankole
Maylor, Uvanney
Keating, Frank
Berghs, Maria
Dyson, Simon M.
Becares, Laia
Roth, Marilyn
Karlsen, Saffron
Beider, Harris
Netto, Gina
Wright, Katy
Law, Ian |
| Editor:
| Chattoo, Sangeeta
Atkin, Karl
Craig, Gary
Flynn, Ronny |
| Series title: | Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4473-3966-3 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Bristol University Press
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| Imprint: | Policy Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $48.95 |
Book Description:
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This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism, alongside institutional racism and community cohesion within a broad policy framework. Fully updated, it contains:
- a new foreword by Professor Kate Pickett, acclaimed co-author of The Spirit Level
- two new chapters on ethnicity, disability and chronic illness, and education policy and 'race'
- black and minority ethnic demographics in the UK
- a post-script from a...
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This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism, alongside institutional racism and community cohesion within a broad policy framework. Fully updated, it contains:
- a new foreword by Professor Kate Pickett, acclaimed co-author of The Spirit Level
- two new chapters on ethnicity, disability and chronic illness, and education policy and 'race'
- black and minority ethnic demographics in the UK
- a post-script from a minority student on her struggle to make a new home in Britain
Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social policy, sociology and applied social sciences, it includes:
- updated empirical data and examples
- links to external sources for further reading
- questions for discussion, reflection and further learning.
Covering an unrivalled range of social welfare issues, it makes important and difficult debates about 'race', ethnicity, discrimination and social equality more accessible to a student audience as well as policy and welfare practitioners.