Understanding race and ethnicity: Theory, history, policy, practice (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice)

ISBN 10: 1847427707 / ISBN 13: 9781847427700

Verlag: Policy Press, 2012

Beschreibung

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CHL10622646

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Understanding race and ethnicity: Theory, history, policy, practice (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice)
• Verlag: Policy Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1847427707
• ISBN-13: 9781847427700
• Einband: paperback
• Zustand: Used; Good

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Inhaltsangabe

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 how minorities experience welfare in a range of service settings. The book inspires new ways of approaching welfare and social policy, in anticipation of a society that is equal, inclusive, fair and just for all and will make essential reading for students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Gary Craig is a Visiting Professor at the Law School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and at the University of York. He previously worked as a community development activist. He has researched and published widely in the fields of `poverty, `race’ and ethnicity and modern slavery; He co-convenes the national network Modern Slavery Research Consortium.

Karl Atkin holds a personal research chair in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York, where he is also Head of Department. He is a medical sociologist with a particular interest in qualitative research in multi-disciplinary settings. Research interests include the experience of family carers; young people and identity; disability and chronic illness; and ethnicity and social disadvantage.

Sangeeta Chattoo is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Health Sciences, and Associate Fellow, Science and Technologies Studies Unit, University of York (UK). She previously worked at the University of Western Australia and Leeds University. She has a long standing interest in inequalities and health, race, ethnicity, citizenship and social policy; family, kinship, gender and caring, and specialises in ethnographic and biographical methods. Her recent publications focus on genetics and embodiment of risk, state use of reproductive technologies and global governance of health, with a special focus on India.

Ronny Flynn worked as Director of Health and Housing at the Race Equality Foundation in London until retiring in 2010. She was commissioning editor for their series of Better Health and Better Housing briefing papers. Prior to this, she worked at The Open University.