Race, racism and social work : contemporary issues and debates / edited by Michael Lavalette and Laura Penketh. - 1 online resource (xiv, 312 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

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Rethinking anti-racist social work in a neoliberal age / growth of xeno-racism and Islamophobia in Britain / catalysers: `black' professionals and the anti-racist movement / "Same, same, but different" / Antisemitism and anti-racist social work / Anti-Roma racism in Europe: past and recent perspectives / In defence of multiculturalism? / Social work and Islamophobia: identity formation among second and third generation Muslim women in north-west England / Institutionalised Islamophobia and the `Prevent' agenda: `winning hearts and minds' or welfare as surveillance and control? / `Street-grooming', sexual abuse and Islamophobia: an anatomy of the Rochdale abuse scandal / My people? / Twenty-first century eugenics? A case study about the Merton Test / role of immigration policies in the exploitation of migrant care workers: an ethnographic exploration / Gurnam Singh -- Liz Fekete -- Charlotte Williams -- Beverley Burke -- Barrie Levine -- Spela Urh -- Gareth Jenkins -- Laura Penketh -- Michael Lavalette -- Judith Orr -- Dave Stamp -- Susan Gillett -- Joe Greener. one. two. three. four. five. six. seven. eight. nine. ten. eleven. twelve. thirteen.

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

9781447307099 (ebook)


Social work with minorities--Study and teaching.
Social work with immigrants--Study and teaching.
Social work education.
Racism--Social services.

HT1521 / .R33 2014

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