Understanding ‘Race’ and Ethnicity: Theory, History, Policy, Practice

This new edition of a widely-respected textbook examines welfare policy and racism, alongside institutional racism and community cohesion within a broad policy framework. Fully updated, it contains:

a new foreword by Professor Kate Pickett, acclaimed co-author of The Spirit Level

two new chapters on ethnicity, disability and chronic illness, and education policy and ‘race’

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, it includes:

updated empirical data and examples

links to external sources for further reading

questions for discussion, reflection and further learning.

Covering an unrivalled range of social welfare issues, it makes important and difficult debates about ‘race’, ethnicity, discrimination and social equality more accessible to a student audience as well as policy and welfare practitioners.