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Tag Archives: racism
Who are the alt-right?
The Unite the Right Ralley in Charlotsville back in August 2017 was attended by various right wing groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, Skin heads, Neo-Nazis and various Militias, but the most newly formed in attendance, the so-called ‘alt … Continue reading
Posted in Ethnicity
Tagged alt-right, Ethnicity, nationalism, protest, racism, Sociology
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Will Britain ever have a Black Prime minister?
Will Britain Ever Have a Black Prime Minister? aired on the BBC IN 2017, which looked at the relative average life chances of a Black British child progressing through life… NB Thank you kindly to whoever uploaded this to You … Continue reading
Posted in education, Ethnicity
Tagged discrimination, education, Ethnicity, labelling, racism, teachers
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Sociology in the News
This seems to be a clear-cut (and very unfortunate) example of overt discrimination on the basis of religion: On 16th February, Juhel Miah, a respected British Muslim schoolteacher travelling as part of a school trip to New York was denied entry … Continue reading
Posted in Race and Ethnicity, Sociology in the News
Tagged discrimination, islamophobia, racism, Sociology
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Racism in the British Criminal Justice System – Selected Evidence
Unfortunately, there is a considerable amount of evidence suggesting a long history of institutional racism within the Criminal Justice System. Below we are going to look at the short version, starting with the case study of Stephen Lawrence… The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Deviance, Race and Ethnicity
Tagged crime, criminal justice system, racism
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Ethnicity and Crime: Paul Gilroy’s ‘Anti-Racist Theory’
Below I summarise pp52-3 of Collins’ Sociology AQA A-Level Year 2 Student Book (Chapman, Holborn, Moore and Aiken.) This is their take on what they call ‘Paul Gilroy’s Anti Racist Theory of Crime’ – Interestingly Prof. Gilroy commented on the … Continue reading
Ethnicity and Crime: The Role of Cultural Factors
Some Sociologists have suggested that cultural differences, especially differences in family life, may be responsible for underlying differences in offending between ethnic groups. Single Parent Families are more common among African-Caribbean Families, which may be related to higher rates of crime … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, cultural factors, Ethnicity, racism
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Official Statistics on Ethnicity and Crime
Unlike with social class, the home office does record explicit data based on the ethnic backgrounds of those stopped and searched, arrested and imprisoned. There are a lot of different official statistics on ethnicity and crime, reflecting the different stages … Continue reading
Posted in Race and Ethnicity
Tagged crime, ethncity, official statistics, prison, Race, racism, stop and search
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What is Racism?
The concept of Racism is central to understanding differentiation and inequality in society, and it is a fundamental key concept in sociology. It is especially relevant to explaining differences in imprisonment rates and educational achievement, and (if you’re learning the … Continue reading