Racism and Antiracism

Peter Braham lectured in sociology at the Open University for many years. He made major contributions to a number of Open University courses: Patterns of Inequality; Ethnic Minorities and Community Relations; Mass Communication and Society; An Introduction to Sociology; ′Race′, Education and Society; Understanding Modern Societies; Implementing New Technologies; An Introduction to Information Technology; Culture, Media and Identities; Studying Family and Community History: 19th and 20th Centuries; and Sociology and Society.He co-edited Discrimination and Disadvantage in Employment: the Experience of Black Workers [1981]; Media, Knowledge and Power [1986]; Racism and Antiracism [1992]; Political and Economic Forms of Modernity [1992]; Social Differences and Divisions [2002]; Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture [2003]. His main research interests have been in migration and settlement, child immigration and family reunification, and he has been the UK partner on several international research projects in these areas.

• General IntroductionPART ONE: RACISM: THE POLITICS OF EXCLUSIONThe Politics of Immigration Since 1945 - John SolomosThe British Trade Union Movement and Racism - Annie Phizacklea and Robert Miles`Same Difference′ - Colin BrownThe Persistence of Racial Disadvantage in the British Employment MarketWomen of South Asian Origin in Britain - Avtar Brahissues and concernsBlack Women and the British State - Amina MamaRace, Class and Gender Analysis for the 1990sPART TWO: INSTITUTIONAL RACISMRacism and Housing - Norman GinsburgConcepts and RealityNew Vocationalism, Old Racism and the Careers Service - John WrenchBlack Workers in the Labour Market - Richard JenkinsAn Uncaring Profession? An Examination of Racism in Social Work - Lena DominelliBlack People and the Criminal Law - Paul GordonRhetoric and RealityPART THREE: RACISM AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY POLICYA Political Analysis of Local Struggles for Racial Equality - G Ben-Tovim et alThe Theory and Practice of Equal Opportunities Policies - Nick Jewson and David MasonLiberal and Radical ApproachesEqual Opportunities Policy and Race Equality - Peter GibbonApproaches to Policy Development in the Field of Equal Opportunities - Ken YoungRace Equality and the Limits of Law - L Lustgarten and J Edwards

`A sensitive and reflective account of the social disadvantage of racialised minorities and how change in Britain is relatively slow to come about in this area... a good synthesis of the many strands which constitute dimensions of racism and anti-racism and policies towards them. Particularly good use is made of concrete examples of disadvantage experienced by black and Asian women, especially the elderly, and their vulnerability is highlighted in considerable detail... a good source book. It updates a range of issues relating to racism and the experience of ethnic minorities in Britain′ - British Educational Research Journal