Race, Racism and Social Work : Contemporary issues and debates / / edited by Michael Lavalette, Laura Penketh

• Pubblicazione: Bristol : , : The Policy Press, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Disciplina: 328
• Soggetto topico: Society; Social work with minorities - Study and teaching; Social work education; Social service and race relations; Racism; Race relations; Ethnic relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE - Social Work; SOCIAL SCIENCE - Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE - Discrimination & Race Relations; Social work with immigrants - Study and teaching; Black people - Social services; Antisemitism - Social services; Racism - Social services; Prejudices - Social services
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: PenkethLaura LavaletteMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Race, racism and social work
• ISBN: 1-4473-1212-0; 1-4473-0709-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453195703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II