Race, Racism and Social Work
Contemporary issues and debates
Michael Lavalette editor Laura Penketh editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Published:30th Dec '13
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Without a doubt, structural and institutionalised racism is still present in Britain and Europe, a factor that social work education and training has been slow to acknowledge. In this timely new book, Lavalette and Penketh reveal that racism towards Britain’s minority ethnic 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 by presenting a critical review of a this demanding aspect of social work practice. Original in its approach, and with diverse perspectives from key practitioners in the field, the authors examine contemporary anti-racism, including racism towards Eastern European migrants, Roma people and asylum seekers. It also considers the implications of contemporary racism for current practice. This is essential reading for anyone academically or professionally interested in social work, and the developments in this field of study post 9/11.
"contains much of what a social worker needs to know about social work and racism today...recommend[ed]...for further reading and discussion at universities as well as by the public." European Journal of Social Work
"The book offers ideas and arguments that can contribute to a more critical and reflective stance on race and racism and the beginning of more informed, sensitive, and anti-racist methods of social work practice. Strengths include an excellent glossary of terms and definitions." Choice
"The significance of this book is that it reasserts that social work needs to adopt a more radical approach to social work intervention and that this intervention needs to draw on anti-racist theories and practices." Critical and Radical Social Work
“The growth of Islamophobia over the past decade alongside the rise of anti-Roma racism and increasing attacks on the idea of multiculturalism make it vital that we revisit and re-assess the role of anti-racist social work in the 21st century. This book makes an invaluable contribution to that re-assessment”. Iain Ferguson, Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, University of the West of Scotland
"This book, which is currently needed more than ever, offers a valuable new generation of critical thinking about race, racism and social work. I hope it will help both social workers and those they work with to reverse these damaging times." Professor Peter Beresford, Brunel University
ISBN: 9781447307075
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328 pages