Description
Book SynopsisThis new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism, alongside institutional racism and community cohesion within a broad policy framework.
Trade Review"A timely resource packed with theoretical and empirical advances in the understanding and framing of debates of race and ethnicity in contemporary society. Essential reading for students and practitioners alike." Nilufar Ahmed, Swansea University
"This is a welcome update, giving a readable, critical and grounded guide to a core field of social policy, which too often slips off the political and social science agendas." Norman Ginsburg, London Metropolitan University
Table of ContentsPART 1: Theoretical, historical and policy contexts; Introduction ~ Gary Craig, Sangeeta Chattoo, Karl Atkin and Ronny Flynn; ‘Race’, ethnicity and social policy: concepts and limitations of current approaches to welfare ~ Sangeeta Chattoo and Karl Atkin; Migration(s): the history and pattern of settlement of the UK’s Black and minority ethnic population ~ Gary Craig; Policy, politics and practice: an historical review and its relevance to current debates ~ Ronny Flynn and Gary Craig; PART 2: ‘Race’, ethnicity and welfare contexts; Poverty and income maintenance ~ Ian Law and Katy Wright; Minority ethnic groups in the labour market ~ Baljinder Virk; Minority ethnic communities and housing ~ Gina Netto and Harris Beider; Understanding the Influence of Ethnicity on Health ~ Saffron Karlsen, Marilyn Roth, Laia Bécares; Ethnicity, disability and chronic illness ~ Simon Dyson and Maria Berghs; Understanding ‘race’, ethnicity and mental health ~ Frank Keating; UK education policy and the place of ‘race’ ~ Uvanney Maylor; Young people, ‘race’ and criminal justice ~ Bankole Cole; Endnote ~ Karl Atkin, Sangeeta Chattoo, Gary Craig and Ronny Flynn; Post-script ~ Samara Linton.
