Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century

In the 21st century, new ethnic groups are forming faster than ever before and the role of race and ethnicity studies has evolved in response to this. From policy issues around housing and crime, through to debates about asylum and media representations, sociologists must encounter and explore a vast range of issues in this ever changing field.

This book gives an overview of the most important topics that affect the making of race and ethnic relations in contemporary societies. It goes beyond general definitions to explain exactly how and what these issues and debates can tell us about modern society. Using research and statistics to shed light on the most cutting-edge issues, the book takes each major topic in turn and helps readers to think through race and ethnicity on the basis of the most recent thinking in the field. Each chapter explains a range of theoretical and conceptual perspectives, whilst approaching complex ideas in an accessible and insightful way.

Written and edited by recognized experts in the field, Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century will be an essential point of reference for researchers and practitioners and key reading for all students of race and ethnicity.

Autorentext

ALICE BLOCH is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at City University London, UK.

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Key Questions in the Sociology of Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century; A.Bloch& J.Solomos
Housing and Neighbourhoods: A UK and European Perspective; M.Harrison& D.Phillips
New Communities: Asylum Seekers and Dispersal; P.Hynes& R.Sales
The Continuing Significance of 'Race'; S.Virdee
Rethinking Policing and Race: From Institutional Racism to Community Cohesion; E.McLaughlin
Health and Health Care; J.Nazroo
Education; D.Gillborn& N.Rollock
Media Representations of Diversity: The Power of the Mediated Image; M.Georgiou
Identity and Public Opinion; A.Heath, C.Rothon& S.Ali
Race and Ethnicity in Britain: Into the 21st Century; A.Bloch& J.Solomos.