White Working-Class Voices: Multiculturalism, Community-Building and Change

ISBN-13: 9781447313953 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 208 str.

Harris Beider

Opis

Perceptions of white working-class communities are commonly discussed, but the views held by these communities themselves are less often considered. This book provides the first substantial analysis of white working-class perspectives on issues of multiculturalism and change in the United Kingdom, giving a platform to these silent voices. Based on over two hundred interviews, White Working Class Voices presents startling results that challenge the preconceptions of politicians, policy makers, practitioners, and researchers. Exploring how white working-class communities came to be framed as racist, resistant to change, and disconnected from politics, Harris Beider suggests a new and progressive agenda for how this often misrepresented group can be fully included in a modern, diverse Britain.

Spis treści

From hero to zero: the decline of the white working class; The birth of chav culture: stereotypes and exclusion; White working class and racist? An exploration; A reactionary voice: nuanced views on multiculturalism; Integrated and equal: similar challenges and opportunities; Reshaping white working class identities: inclusive and progressive; An agenda for change.