EXPLAINING ETHNIC DIFFERENCES; Contents; List of figures and tables; Foreword; Notes on contributors; 1. Introduction; 2. Changing ethnic disadvantage: an overview; 3. The demographic characteristics of people from minority ethnic groupsin Britain; 4. Ethnic differentials in educational performance; 5. Changing patterns of ethnic disadvantage in employment; 6. Patterns of and explanations for ethnic inequalities in health; 7. Housing black and minority ethnic communities: diversity and constraint.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Recent urban disturbances, concerns about the fate of asylum seekers and renewed debates about the nature of ethnic identity and citizenship have all combined to give ethnic differences a high public and policy profile. This book explores the diverse experiences of ethnic disadvantage and challenges common assumptions.
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Title
Explaining ethnic differences.
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9781861344687
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Ethnic groups-- Great Britain.
Race discrimination-- Great Britain.
Discrimination raciale-- Grande-Bretagne.
Groupes ethniques-- Grande-Bretagne.
EDUCATION-- Educational Policy & Reform-- School Safety.