Race, Housing and Social Exclusion

by Somerville, Peter; Steele, Andy

• ISBN13: 9781853028496
• ISBN10: 1853028495
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub

Summary

This is the first book to focus on how racism affects the housing choices available to black and other ethnic minority groups and how this contributes to social exclusion. Using a practical approach, the contributors analyse the implications of social exclusion, offering suggestions for good practice in the allocation of housing for black and other ethnic minority groups. 'Race', Housing and Social Exclusion shows how racism and the shortage of housing workers from black and other ethnic minorities constrain the choices available to these groups, thereby preventing them from having an active role in society. Each chapter investigates a different aspect of the situation that black and other ethnic minority groups face, including: their housing needs; the procedure of the allocation of housing; patterns of housing settlement of black and other ethnic minority groups; the employment of black and other ethnic minority staff in housing associations. This book also gives exa

Table of Contents

Introduction
Peter Somerville
Andy Steele
Theorising Ethnic and `Racial' Exclusion in Housing	22	(18)
Peter Ratcliffe
Patterns of Residential Settlement among Black and Minority Ethnic Groups	40	(21)
Alison Bowes
Duncan Sim
The Housing Needs of Black and Minority Ethnic Groups	61	(16)
Glen Gidley
Malcolm Harrison
Richard Tomlins
Widening Locational Choices for Minority Ethnic Groups in the Social Rented Sector	77	(17)
Deborah Phillips
Rachael Unsworth
Missing the Target? Discrimination and Exclusion in the Allocation of Social Housing	94	(20)
David Robinson
Black and Minority Ethinic Housing Associations	114	(16)
Malcolm Harrison
Black and Minority Ethnic Employment in Housing Organisations	130	(29)
Peter Somerville
Andy Steele
Dianne Sodhi
The Diverse Experiences of Black and Minority Ethnic Women in Relation to Housing and Social Exclusion	159	(19)
Fahmeeda Gill
Black Youth Homelessness	178	(14)
Andy Steele
The Housing of Older Black and Asian People	192	(16)
Naina Patel
Ballu Patel
Black and Minority Ethnic Participation and Empowerment	208	(18)
Steve Gayle
From Refuge to Exclusion: Housing as an Instrument of Social Exclusion for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the UK	226	(19)
Martyn Pearl
Roger Zetter
Housing Disadvantage in the Inner City: The Needs and Preferences of Ethnic Minorities in Sub-standard Housing	245	(23)
Ade Kearns
The Housing Experiences of Minority Ethnic Groups in Northern Ireland	268	(24)
Chris Mackay
Jim Glackin
The Housing Experiences of Minority Ethnic Groups in Western European Welfare States	292	(21)
Ronald van Kempen
A. Sule Ozuekren
Conclusion	313	(10)
Peter Somerville
Andy Steele
The Contributors	323	(2)
Subject Index	325	(8)
Author Index	333