Race and Ethnicity in a Welfare Society

by Williams, Charlotte; Johnson, Mark R D

• ISBN13: 9780335225309
• ISBN10: 0335225306
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-01
• Publisher: Open Univ Pr

Summary

The book will appeal to undergradute and postgraduate students of social work, social policy and sociology taking modules in Race and Ethnicity, Social Care and Welfare, Community Studies, Social Exclusion and Citizenship. It will also appeal to practitioners with an interest in welfare policy and practice generally and those with a specific interest in welfare delivery issues and racial and ethnic diversity.

Author Biography

Charlotte Williams OBE is Professor of Social Justice and Head of the School of Public Policy and Professional Practice at Keele University, UK. Mark R D Johnson is Professor of Diversity in Health and Social Care and Director of the Mary Seacole Research Centre at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.

Table of Contents

Praise for this book	p. vii
Introduction: 'Race' and ethnicity in a welfare society	p. 1
The State	p. 15
Delivering welfare in a multicultural society: themes, issues and debates	p. 17
Equality and social welfare: legal duties and regulation	p. 34
Devolution and multiculturalism	p. 49
The Mixed Economy of Welfare	p. 69
The 'Black' voluntary sector	p. 71
Informal care and carers' support	p. 89
The privatization of welfare	p. 108
Rural communities	p. 727
Responding to Diversity: Future Agendas	p. 145
Black and minority ethnic workers in health and welfare services	p. 147
Professionalism and cultural competence	p. 163
Towards a multicultural welfare	p. 178
References	p. 195
Index	p. 223
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