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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847427707 ISBN 13: 9781847427700

Publisher: Policy Press, 2012

Synopsis

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

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Review:

"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 a deep exploration of the complexities of diversity and difference that speaks to contemporary concerns about substantive citizenship and social justice." --Professor Charlotte Williams, OBE, Keele University.

"'Understanding 'race' and ethnicity' provides a much needed and engaging examination of questions of equity and citizenship in health and social welfare. The book is full of accessible insights and empirical examples that breathe life into longstanding and contemporary debates on race and ethnicity. It is vital reading for anyone interested in, or touched by, the significance of care as a profound human value and a relationship." --Yasmin Gunaratnam, Goldsmiths, University of London

About the Author:

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 Now (Policy Press). Karl Atkin holds a personal research chair in the Department of Health Sciences, University of York. He is a medical sociologist with a particular interest in qualitative research in multi-disciplinary settings. Other interests include the experience of family carers; young people and identity; disability and chronic illness; and ethnicity and social disadvantage. He is executive editor of Ethnicity and Health. Sangeeta Chattoo is a social-anthropologist by background. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Department of Health Sciences, University of York and Associate Editor of the Journal Ethnicity and Heath. Her areas of research and writing include ethnicity and heath; cancer, chronic illness and palliative care; kinship and caring; and biographical and comparative methods of social research. Ronny Flynn is an independent consultant living and working in the Solomon Islands, currently on contract to UNICEF. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1847427707
• ISBN 13: 9781847427700
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• Editor: Gary Craig, Karl Atkin, Sangeeta Chattoo, Ronny Flynn