The slave trade has no relevance in Britain today' It is difficult to agree with this statement, Britain hold a wide variety of race and for them and their ancestor's slavery was only yesterday

... Access to Social Work ID = 40008436 'The slave trade has no relevance in Britain today' It is difficult to agree with this statement, Britain hold a wide variety of race and for them and their ancestor's slavery was only yesterday however For the British slavery is seen as being their history. Within this essay I will explain the differences between race and racism, I will also include the history of the slave trade and how it came about. The term race in a sociologist's point of view refers to the physical characteristics that are inherited and unchanging between others including their hair type, skin colour. Ethnicity stands for the membership of a distinct group of people possessing their own culture; this would include the Jews, Germans and Gypsies all of which have their own common language and cultural tradition. (O-Donnell 1992) Racism refers to the prejudice and discriminating practice of others

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