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What Are The Main Ways In Which Racism Affects Peoples Health And Well-Being In The UK? How Can Health Or Social Services Workers Contribute To Greater Equality In Service Provision Across All Ethnic Groups.
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What Are The Main Ways In Which Racism Affects Peoples Health And Well-Being In The UK? How Can Health Or Social Services Workers Contribute To Greater Equality In Service Provision Across All Ethnic Groups. Racism is a socially constructed phenomenon, evident within mainstream society's individual and institutional value systems. The corrosive effects of racism seriously impinge upon the life chances and life expectancy of ethnic minorities, living within the United Kingdom. Within this essay I will attempt to highlight the social implications of racism, illustrating the relationship between racism, poverty and social exclusion. I will also consider recent government legislation and the contribution required from Social Services to combat the perpetuating effects of racism. Within today's society racial classification creates a dominant framework of superior and inferior beings, some still believe superiority of one race over another is a result of biological indifferences. According to De Gobineaue "the white race possesses intelligence,...
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