Race, Racism and Social Work

Download or read book Race, Racism and Social Work written by Michael Lavalette and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contends that British social work education has not fully acknowledged the evolution of structural and institutionalized racism in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. Tracing the ways in which racism toward Britain's ethnic minority groups has changed, the contributors—many of them key practitioners in the field—argue that social work training should fully integrate anti-racist practices that reflect contemporary realities. In doing so, they assert the importance of social work in addressing racism toward groups including Eastern European migrants, Roma people, and asylum seekers.