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Citation
Forbat L (2004) The Care and Abuse of Minoritized Ethnic Groups: The Role of Statutory Services. Critical Social Policy, 24 (3), pp. 312-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018304044362
Abstract
Abuse in care relationships is an increasing concern in social policy and service provision. Attention has been drawn to the abuse of cared-for people in their own homes, the abuse of carers by family members and the abuse of people in institutional settings. Drawing on qualitative research with carers/carees from South Asian and African-Caribbean backgrounds, this paper explores a different conceptualization of abuse which moves away from an interpersonal understanding, to one that recognizes structural inequalities as a form of ¡®institutional¡¯ abuse of carers and those who receive care. This reconceptualization of abuse gives particular attention to forms of racism and discrimination in the provision of services to minoritized carers/cared-for people. It therefore makes significant contributions to discussions of caring and race equality in the health and social care fields.
Keywords
informal care; institutional racism; race equality; Racism; Race discrimination; Discrimination in medical care; Equality Health aspects
Journal
Critical Social Policy: Volume 24, Issue 3
| Status | Published |
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| Publication date | 31/08/2004 |
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| Publisher | Sage |
| ISSN | 0261-0183 |
| eISSN | 1461-703X |
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Honorary Professor, Dementia and Ageing