Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 484 g
The Politics of Ideology and Policy
Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 484 g
Reihe: Comparative Ethnic and Race Relations
ISBN: 978-0-521-42381-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
In the past decade the position of young blacks in British society became a key issue in the analysis of race relations. High levels of black youth unemployment and incidences of urban unrest focused attention on this group. This book provides the first satisfactory analysis of the state's role in this area of race relations. John Solomos examines the policies pursued by the state and related institutions towards young blacks in Britain from the 1940s to the 1980s. Referring to a wealth of original empirical material, he analyses the ways in which the central and local state have attempted to manage the 'race question' and concentrates in particular on the process through which young blacks came to be seen as a social problem. He also provides an overview of alternative perspectives.
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Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Historical And Political Context: 1. The politics of racism and state intervention; Part II. Dimensions Of The Black Youth Question: 2. From assimilation to special needs: ideologies and policies; 3. Black youth, crime and the ghetto: common sense images and law and order; Part III. The Politics Of Black Youth Unemployment: 4. The social construction of black youth unemployment and state policies; 5. The politics of youth training and equal opportunity: from 'special needs' to the Youth Training Scheme; Part IV. Urban Protest And The 'Enemy Within': 6. The 'social time-bomb' explodes: urban protest, youth unemployment and social policy 7. 'The enemy within': black youth and urban disorder in 1980s Britain; Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
