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Understanding 'race' and Ethnicity
Gary Craig (Ed.)
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Description for Understanding 'race' and Ethnicity
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Many welfare states are now struggling to deal with the issues and tensions raised by the growth of minority ethnic populations and increasing ethnic diversity. The fact that most societies in the developed world are now multicultural raises many challenges for policy and for the delivery of welfare services which most states have yet to address, retreating into forms of institutional racism to deny minorities the services they need. Using the UK as an exemplary case study, this much-needed book combines historical and theoretical approaches to the issue of 'race' and ethnicity within welfare provision, including an examination of ... Read more
Many welfare states are now struggling to deal with the issues and tensions raised by the growth of minority ethnic populations and increasing ethnic diversity. The fact that most societies in the developed world are now multicultural raises many challenges for policy and for the delivery of welfare services which most states have yet to address, retreating into forms of institutional racism to deny minorities the services they need. Using the UK as an exemplary case study, this much-needed book combines historical and theoretical approaches to the issue of 'race' and ethnicity within welfare provision, including an examination of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847427700
SKU
V9781847427700
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99-50
About Gary Craig (Ed.)
Gary Craig is Professor of Community Development and Social Justice at the University of Durham. He has worked in large-scale community development projects and four other UK universities. His research interests are in social justice, 'race' and ethnicity, local governance and community development and has published widely on the issue of 'race'. His most recent relevant book is Child Slavery ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding 'race' and Ethnicity
"The title of this text belies the far reaching challenge it poses to the discipline, research base and practice of social policy. Its argument that mainstream social policy has consistently marginalised the issue of 'race' and minority ethnic concerns is well founded when judged against the historical record, the evidence base and contemporary shortfalls in policy and practice. This is ... Read more