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In the wake of Brexit, overt racism and xenophobia are on the rise in the UK. At the same time, diversity in the ethnic population is being overlooked, and the experiences of minority groups are frequently marginalized.
This new edition of a respected textbook examines institutional racism and community cohesion within a policy framework. Fully updated, it offers a new foreword, new chapters on ethnicity, disability and chronic illness, and education policy and race, details of changes in ethnic demographics, and a postscript from a student on her own experience of making
Covering an unrivaled range of social welfare issues, this wide-ranging overview and marriage of theory, history, and contemporary data makes important debates about discrimination and social equality more accessible to a contemporary student audience interested in migration, the EU, austerity, and global terrorism.
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This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism in a broad framework that marries theory, evidence, history and contemporary debate. Fully updated, it contains: - a new foreword by Professor Kate Pickett, acclaimed co-author of The Spirit Level - two new chapters on disability and chronic illness, and UK education policy respectively - updated examples and data, reflecting changes in black and minority ethnic demographics in the UK - a post-script from a minority student on her struggle to make a new home in Britain Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social policy, sociology and applied social sciences, its global themes of immigration, austerity and securitisation also make it of considerable interest to policy and welfare practitioners.
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This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism in a broad framework that marries theory, evidence, history and contemporary data. Suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social policy, sociology and applied social sciences, its global themes of immigration, austerity and gentrification also make it of keen interest to policy and welfare practitioners.
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This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism, alongside institutional racism and community cohesion within a broad policy framework.