Race, racism and social work : contemporary issues and debates

Race, racism and social work : contemporary issues and debates /

Lavalette and Penketh reveal that racism towards Britain's ethnic minority groups has undergone a process of change. They affirm the importance of social work to address issues of 'race' and racism in education and training, presenting a critical review of a demanding aspect of social...

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Other Authors: Lavalette, Michael (Editor), Penketh, Laura (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Social work with minorities > Study and teaching.
Social work with immigrants > Study and teaching.
Social work education.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Social Work.
Social work education
Social work with minorities > Study and teaching
Society.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Race, racism and social work / Michael Lavalette and Laura Penketh
  • Rethinking anti-racist social work in a neoliberal age / Gurnam Singh
  • The growth of xeno-racism and Islamophobia in Britain / Liz Fekete
  • The catalysers : 'black' professionals and the anti-racist movement / Charlotte Williams
  • "Same, same, but different" / Philomena Harrison and Beverly Burke; Antisemitism and anti-racist social work / Barrie Levine
  • Anti-Roma racism in Europe : past and recent perspectives / Spela Urh
  • In defence of multiculturalism? / Gareth Jenkins
  • Social work and Islamophobia : identity formation amongst second and third generation Muslim women in north-west England / Laura Penketh
  • Institutionalised Islamophobia and the 'Prevent' agenda : 'winning hearts and minds' or welfare as surveillance and control? / Michael Lavalette
  • 'Street-grooming', sexual abuse and Islamophobia : an anatomy of the Rochdale abuse scandal / Judith Orr
  • My people? / Dave Stamp
  • Twenty-first century eugenics? A case study about the Merton Test / Rhetta Moran and Susan Gillett
  • The role of immigration policies in the exploitation of migrant care workers : an ethnographic exploration / Joe Greener
  • Conclusion. Race, racism and social work today : some concluding thoughts / Laura Penketh and Michael Lavalette.

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