Black Families in Britain as the Site of Struggle

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This edited book provides a valuable, unique and scholarly contribution to the study of Black families (African and African Caribbean) in the UK. It combines a systematic yet clear-headed approach with up-to-date and well-researched data to support its many stimulating assertions. All fifteen contributors (including academics, arts practitioners and community activists) are of African or African Caribbean descent and approach their subject matter with a dedicated 'hands-on' feel. Their committed approach is supported by empirical research and comprehensive review of the literature. With chapters on social policy, education, music, sports, social exclusion, racism, religion and spirituality, this book will become the essential text about UK families of African/Caribbean descent for higher education students, professionals, practitioners and the general reader. It will also appeal to professional organisations working with Black individuals and families. -- .

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"Bertha Ochieng and Carl Hylton bring together here an impressive collection of individuals engaged in public and academic debates and concerned with the conditions of families who describe themselves as black or are so depicted by the wider communities in our changing nation. This collection, therefore, raises a number of theoretical issues that many will want to question and discuss, and thereby stimulate a significant contribution to the growing literature on the diversity of family or living arrangements springing up in Britain with their attending problems and opportunities."--Professor Harry Goulbourne, London South Bank University

Author Bio

Dr Bertha M. N. Ochieng is Senior Lecturer at the School of Health Studies, University of Bradford. Dr Carl Hylton is a Lecturer in Ethnic Relations, Exclusion and Ethnicity at Leeds Metropolitan University and former Project Director of Leeds Bi-Centenary Transformation Project.