Ethnicity, Exclusion and the Workplace

JOHN CARTER is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University and has research interests in ethnicity, social exclusion, the sociology of work and social stratification. He is the joint author of the 1999 PSI report Ethnicity and Employment in Higher Education with Steve Fenton and Tariq Modood.

• Introduction Ethnicity, Employment and Exclusion Equity, Policy and Outcomes Strategies of Social Closure and Professional Cultures The Racialization of Nursing Ethnicity, Segregation and the NHS The Policy in Practice at Unicorn Trust Racism, Institutional and Otherwise Conclusions

'This is a welcome addition to the literature on minority ethnic groups in Britain and the labour market. John Carter has had a long interest in this area and this is reflected in the scope of the book...essential for those who are looking at minority ethnic groups' progress and blockages in professional occupations.' - Sage Race Relations Abstracts '...this book is an excellent addition to the research on hiring discrimination and its consequences for an ever-growing global economy'. - Cameron Lippard, Contemporary Sociology