Title: Ethnic, racial, and religious inequalities : the perils of subjectivity /
Authors: Macey, Marie.; Carling, Alan H.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Religious minorities Europe, Western.; Religious minorities Great Britain.; Minorities Religious life.; Religion and sociology; Minorities Religious life; Religion and sociology; Europe, Western Race relations.; Europe, Western Ethnic relations.; Great Britain Ethnic relations.; Great Britain Race relations.
Abstract: This text examines the growing interest in religion among academics, politicians, law and policy makers, and practitioners in the West, particularly in Britain and the European Union.
Contents: Landscapes of religion or belief -- Religion and culture make a difference -- Social injustices of religion or belief -- The trouble with multiculturalism -- The problem with religion -- Towards equality of religion or belief -- Notes -- Statistical appendix.