Synopses & Reviews
This is a seminal time for Equal Opportunities and Diversity (EO&D) in the UK: the three existing Equality Commissions have been amalgamated into the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and a new Single Equality Act was published in 2010. The concepts of EO&D now incorporate gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief and age inequalities. For the future, the problems of separate and relative deprivation, and conflicting experiences and interests, must be tackled, both between and within different categories of disadvantage. These different, complex and sometimes contradictory strands in legislation, policy and practice need to be analysed and understood in order to facilitate genuine social change. This book challenges the official discourse that shapes the debates on EO&D at national, regional and European level. The book will be a key text for students and researchers of EO&D in criminology, social policy, sociology, women's studies, gender studies, public administration, business studies, economics and management and industrial relations, at both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. It will also be of interest to EO&D professionals and policy makers in public and private sector organisations.
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This a timely and useful text which guides the reader through the conceptual, institutional and legal maze that lies behind 'equal opportunities' and 'diversity'. Professor Teresa Rees, Pro Vice Chancellor, Research, Cardiff University
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...this is an important book which will be extremely valuable for those interested in issues of social justice and equality. Claire Worley in Journal of Social Justice
Synopsis
This is now a seminal time in the UK for Equal Opportunities and Diversity (EO&D). The three existing Equality Commissions have been amalgamated into the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and a new Single Equality Act has been promised. The concept
Synopsis
This book challenges the official discourse that shapes the debates on Equal Opportunities and Diversity (EO&D) at national, regional and European level and will be a key text for students and researchers of EO&D in many fields.
About the Author
Barbara Bagilhole, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University