Ethnic, Racial and Religious Inequalities: The Perils of Subjectivity – Marie Macey and Alan H. Carling
Author(s): Marie Macey and Alan H. Carling
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Print Length: 232 pages
Genre: Non-Fiction / Cultural Studies, Non-Fiction / Ethnic Studies, Non-Fiction / Race Studies, Non-Fiction / Religious Studies, Non-Fiction / Social Science
Topic: Belief & Disbelief, Equality & Inequality, Ethnic & Ethnicity, Genre, Multiculturalism, Race, Religion
This book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Landscapes of Religion or Belief
2 Religion and Culture Make a Difference
3 Social Injustices of Religion or Belief
4 The Trouble with Multiculturalism
5 The Problem with Religion
6 Towards Equality of Religion or Belief
Statistical Appendix
Notes
References
Index
Marie Macey is a Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Applied Social Research, University of Bradford. Her main research interests centre around ethnicity, gender and religion. Marie has worked with academic colleagues and local organisations/community groups on projects funded by the Centre for Public Scrutiny, the Department of Communities and Local Government [1. Faiths in Action, 2. The Interfaith Network, 3. Neighbourhood Renewal], the Economic and Social Research Council, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Marie published booklets/monographs, chapters in books and articles in international, national and overseas journals and is on the Advisory Board of The Pakistan Journal of Women’s Studies. Her recent publications include: Negotiating Boundaries? Identities, Sexualities, Diversities (2007); Multiculturalism, Religion and Women: Doing Harm by Doing Good? (2009) and Ethnic, Racial and Religious Inequalities: The Perils of Subjectivity (2010) [with A.Carling]
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ALAN H. CARLING Honorary Senior Research Fellow in Sociology in the School of Social and International Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. He has published widely in the areas of social inequality and political philosophy. He is active in various community initiatives in Bradford, and previously served as chair of the Programme for a Peaceful City at the University of Bradford.
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