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Race and Community Care (Race, Health & Social Care)

Race and Community Care (Race, Health & Social Care)

by W.I.U.Ahmad (Editor), KarlAtkin (Editor)

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

This book is the first critical introduction to the area of 'race' and community care and thus fills an important gap in existing literature. The first part of the book considers the racialised constructions of community and provides a historical account of the relationship between state welfare and minority ethnic communities. Part two focuses on the nature of family obligations and the processes of social change. Part three provides case studies in 'race' and community care by focusing on disability, mental health, cash for care and the role of the voluntary sector. The book is essential reading for students and teachers in a broad range of courses in community care, social policy, race relations and social work. It will also be of use to practitioners, policy makers and researchers in health and social care.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 187
 Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 Apr 1996
ISBN 10: 0335194621
ISBN 13: 9780335194629

Media Reviews
...offers insight and analysis which can usefully and rightfully inform the work of those at the coal-face of health and social services delivery...Recommended reading for purchasers and providers who wish to move beyond stereo-types and assumptions to address the community care needs of their black client populations. - Health Service Journal ...this book will be of interest to policy makers and practitioners. But the target audience...is students and teachers on courses in community care, social work, and social policy and it is for them that the book will prove to be most useful. - Community Care ...an important text for clinical practitioners and policy makers who have an interest in'race', health and community care. It is an essential text for students. - Journal of Community Nursing This book is a good introduction to the subject and is another fine example of an Open University Press textbook. - Health Matters ...the complexities of anti-racist practise are rarely explored and addressed as authoritatively as here...It is written inan accessiblestyle and the multi-disciplinary approach achieves a successful synthesis of theory and practice. - British Journalof Social Work ...the contributors to this volume are to be complimented for opening up a rich and complex area for debate. We all have much to learn from them and to contribute to that debate. - Journal of Interprofessional Care
Author Bio
Waqar Ahmad is Senior Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York where he is responsible for research on ethnicity, health and social care. His publications include numerous articles in medical and social policy journals and Race and Health in Contemporary Britain (1993, Open University Press).Karl Atkin is a Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Unit, University of York. His research interest is community care policy and he has published books and articles on the experiences of carers, service organization, primary health care nursing and community care in relation to black and ethnic minorities. His recent books include Community Care in a Multi-Racial Britain (with Janet Rollings and published in 1993 by HMSO) and Carers Perceived (with Julia Twigg and published by Open University Press).