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Race, racism and social work : contemporary issues and debates / edited by Michael Lavalette and Laura Penketh.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Policy Press, 2014Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781447307099
  • 1447307097
  • 1306212553
  • 9781306212557
  • 9781447312123
  • 1447312120
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Race, racism and social work.DDC classification:
  • 305.8 23 22
LOC classification:
  • HT1521
Online resources:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-300) and index.

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.

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.

In English.

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