Racism and Antiracism

Inequalities, Opportunities and Policies

AvPeter H Braham,Ali Rattansi

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

Del i serien Published in association with The Open University

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Beskrivning

This key text explores the nature and extent of racial discrimination, and the successes and failures of equal opportunities programmes. A successful balance of important recent articles and substantial contributions specially written for the volume, it presents analyses of institutional racism in immigration law, housing, social work, employment training and the criminal justice system. The contributors explore changes over time and examine the interwoven strands of `race', class and gender that form the pattern of disadvantage.

They then discuss the formulation, implementation and outcomes of equal opportunities policies in the local state and the private sector, rigorously investigating both `liberal' and `radical' approaches. An analysis is then presented of the political and ideological contentions that influence the ways in which issues are defined and support is mobilized and highlight the shortcomings of current legislation.

Racism and Antiracism - an Open University Reader for the course `Race', Education and Society - will be essential reading for teachers, students and all those concerned with discrimination and with antiracist policy.

MAJOR NEW SERIES ON RACE

This trio of co-ordinated books draws out underlying theoretical issues around `race' and relates them to policy and practice. It analyzes the relationship between racial inequalities and other types of social division, such as those based on class and gender, and the relationship between racial inequalities in education and other areas of social life, especially employment and social welfare. It introduces debates about cultural identity and difference and discusses the formation of the dominant white culture.

Individual volumes in the series question commonsense and essentialist notions of race; provide a critical survey of existing explanations of racial differentiation; set race in a historical and social context and show how the category has been constructed through economic, political and cultural practices; highlight the role of educational policies and practices in this process; and provide a critical framework for the evaluation of existing initiatives in the areas of multiculturalism, antiracism and equal opportunties. Although Asian and Afro-Caribbean minority communities are the main point of reference, comparisons are made to the position of other ethnic minorities.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-02-25
Mått:156 x 234 x 17 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Published in association with The Open University
Antal sidor:312
Upplaga:1
Förlag:SAGE Publications
ISBN:9780803985827

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Mer om författaren

Peter Braham lectured in sociology at the Open University for many years. He made major contributions to a number of Open University courses: Patterns of Inequality; Ethnic Minorities and Community Relations; Mass Communication and Society; An Introduction to Sociology; ′Race′, Education and Society; Understanding Modern Societies; Implementing New Technologies; An Introduction to Information Technology; Culture, Media and Identities; Studying Family and Community History: 19th and 20th Centuries; and Sociology and Society.He co-edited Discrimination and Disadvantage in Employment: the Experience of Black Workers [1981]; Media, Knowledge and Power [1986]; Racism and Antiracism [1992]; Political and Economic Forms of Modernity [1992]; Social Differences and Divisions [2002]; Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture [2003]. His main research interests have been in migration and settlement, child immigration and family reunification, and he has been the UK partner on several international research projects in these areas.

Recensioner i media

`A sensitive and reflective account of the social disadvantage of racialised minorities and how change in Britain is relatively slow to come about in this area... a good synthesis of the many strands which constitute dimensions of racism and anti-racism and policies towards them. Particularly good use is made of concrete examples of disadvantage experienced by black and Asian women, especially the elderly, and their vulnerability is highlighted in considerable detail... a good source book. It updates a range of issues relating to racism and the experience of ethnic minorities in Britain′ - British Educational Research Journal

Innehållsförteckning

General IntroductionPART ONE: RACISM: THE POLITICS OF EXCLUSIONThe Politics of Immigration Since 1945 - John SolomosThe British Trade Union Movement and Racism - Annie Phizacklea and Robert Miles`Same Difference′ - Colin BrownThe Persistence of Racial Disadvantage in the British Employment MarketWomen of South Asian Origin in Britain - Avtar Brahissues and concernsBlack Women and the British State - Amina MamaRace, Class and Gender Analysis for the 1990sPART TWO: INSTITUTIONAL RACISMRacism and Housing - Norman GinsburgConcepts and RealityNew Vocationalism, Old Racism and the Careers Service - John WrenchBlack Workers in the Labour Market - Richard JenkinsAn Uncaring Profession? An Examination of Racism in Social Work - Lena DominelliBlack People and the Criminal Law - Paul GordonRhetoric and RealityPART THREE: RACISM AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICYA Political Analysis of Local Struggles for Racial Equality - G Ben-Tovim et alThe Theory and Practice of Equal Opportunities Policies - Nick Jewson and David MasonLiberal and Radical ApproachesEqual Opportunities Policy and Race Equality - Peter GibbonApproaches to Policy Development in the Field of Equal Opportunities - Ken YoungRace Equality and the Limits of Law - L Lustgarten and J Edwards