Common and Uncommon Cultures
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Abstract
Most modern societies have to deal with issues arising from the variety among peoples which is a consequence of increasing travel and the growth of communications. The concept of ethnicity is a useful way to differentiate between people in terms of their cultural heritage. The right to be counted as a member of a community is based on perceptions of shared cultural heritage. However, ideas that some ethnic groups are ‘outsiders’ may be used to legitimise decisions to exclude them from full citizenship and also to limit their share in the political, economic and health resources of a society.
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Further reading
- Ahmad, W.I.U. (ed.) (1993) Race and Health in Contemporary Britain, Buckingham: Open University Press. A collection of articles offering a summary of key issues.Google Scholar
- Gilroy, P. (1987) There Ain’t no Black in the Union Jack, London: Hutchinson.Google Scholar
- A lively discussion of how black people have been marginalised in the UK.Google Scholar
- Norman, A. (1985) Triple Jeopardy: Growing Old in a Second Homeland, London: Centre for Policy on Ageing.Google Scholar
- A study of how problems of ageing are compounded by racism.Google Scholar
- Sheldon, T.S. and Parker, H. (1992) ‘Race and ethnicity in health research’, Journal of Public Medicine, 14:104–10. A useful review of research on race and health.Google Scholar
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© Ron Iphofen and Fiona Poland 1998