Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) |
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 |
Summary |
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 work practice |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-300) and index |
Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Social work with minorities -- Study and teaching
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Social work with immigrants -- Study and teaching
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Social work education.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Work.
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Social work education
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Social work with minorities -- Study and teaching
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Society.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Lavalette, Michael, editor.
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Penketh, Laura, editor.
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ISBN |
9781447307099 |
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1447307097 |
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1306212553 |
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9781306212557 |
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9781447312123 |
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1447312120 |
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