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The experience of racism: black staff in social services
- Authors:
- BROCKMANN Michaela, BUTT Jabeer, FISHER Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 19(2), 2001, pp.1-10.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
This paper examines how racism is experienced by Black and minority ethnic staff in social services. Departing from previous approaches using pre-determined definitions, the research is based on self-defined incidents of racism. It provides an insight into personal and structural features influencing perceptions and coping strategies, illuminates different forms of racism and examines the relationship between institutional and personal racsim. It is argued that anti-racist policies in social services have so far failed to address the important role of institutional racism, thus leaving power structures intact and perpetuating racism at the personal and organisational level.
Exploring and using black resource in research
- Author:
- BUTT Jabeer
- Journal article citation:
- Research Policy and Planning, 12(2), 1994, pp.9-12.
- Publisher:
- Social Services Research Group
Critically examines the three main approaches that have underpinned mainstream research on black communities in Britain; the assimilationist, the 'cultural pluralist' and the 'reactive ethnicity' approaches. All share common weaknesses in that they have encouraged a pathologisation of black lifestyles and behaviour, have been policy rather than community focused and have typically been directed by white researchers. Through the dominance of its 'pseudo scientific' methods, mainstream research has served to ignore or down value research conducted by black people themselves. Yet the scientific rigour of much of this research has served to ignore or down value research conducted by black people themselves. Yet the scientific rigour of much of this research is questionable. Paper argues for a new approach to research which places the experiences and needs of black communities at centre stage.