Ahmad and Craig Proceed to Discuss
Ahmad and Craig Proceed to Discuss
Ahmad and Craig proceed to discuss:
âscientific racismâ (inherent superiority of certain races over others – was used to justify imperialism – now largely discredited by both biologists & social scientists);
âpsychological approach to racismâ, through which âmulticulturalismâ has shaped much social policy discourse (i.e. racism is located in cultural difference, but in terms of policy, this conception can only articulate arguments for tolerance of difference, rather than for equality of treatment, resources or outcomes).
âanti-racismâ as the approach to combating inequalities was based on the notion of institutionalized racism (rather than individual prejudice) and emphasized the need to challenge and change structures and procedures, championed in the 1980s by âleftâ authorities e.g. the GLC (Greater London Council).
And in 2000⊠the âCommission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britainâ agued that, in the context of the equal worth of all citizens, regardless of colour, gender, ethnicity⊠that Britain could move towards becoming âa society in which all citizens and communities feel valuedâ (Parekh, 2000).
Why the inverted commas? âRaceâ is a problematic concept. (By âproblematicâ we mean a term that is not easy to define and where there is a lack of consensus about what it means. Blakemore, 2003:29). Because there is no definitive statement/agreement about precisely what is refers to or encompasses, it is usually written in inverted commas: âraceâ.
Dictionary definition?
âRaceâ n. 1. a group of people of