
Understanding 'Race' and Ethnicity
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* a new foreword by Professor Kate Pickett, acclaimed co-author of The Spirit Level
* two new chapters on disability and chronic illness, and UK education policy respectively
* updated examples and data, reflecting changes in 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, its global themes of immigration, austerity and securitisation also make it of considerable interest to policy and welfare practitioners.
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"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 UniversityMore details
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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.
Gary Craig is a Visiting Professor at the Law School, Newcastle University and at the University of York. He has written very widely about 'race' and ethnicity and his other major current research interest is contemporary slavery where he co-convenes the Modern Slavery Research Consortium. He is currently working on books about social justice, organising against racism, and contemporary slavery in the UK.
Ronny Flynn is a retired academic and charity manager, currently living life as a grey nomad. From 2006 to 2010 she worked as Director of Health and Housing at the Race Equality Foundation in London, and was commissioning editor for their series of Better Health and Better Housing briefing papers. Prior to this, she worked at The Open University.
Content
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 Becares;
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.
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