This book explores the relationship between 'race', gender and
policy to develop an important and original argument about social
welfare and racial formation in the late twentieth century.
The book presents a layered and finely textured analysis of the
issue of 'ethnic minority' women in professional social work in
Britain. The analysis contextualizes their entry in terms of an
understanding of the developing relationship between racial
formation and its expression in local and central policy and
policy-making. In the process, the author builds upon and greatly
extends the current analyses of social policy and 'race' and
gender. Using a skilful mix of theory, empirical research and
interviews, the book explores the complexities of the racialized
and gendered world of the social services department. The result is
an important contribution to the literature that draws on feminist,
postcolonial, psychoanalytic and social constructionist
perspectives to develop an argument about processes of racial
formation.
"'Race', Gender, Social Welfare" will be of interest to
students, academics and practitioners in the fields of social
welfare, social work, ethnic and women's studies and discourse
analysis.
General
Imprint: |
Polity Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
June 2000 |
First published: |
2000 |
Authors: |
Gail Lewis
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
248 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7456-2285-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-7456-2285-2 |
Barcode: |
9780745622859 |
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