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A CRE eConference · 4-6 September 2007
Papers by keyword: 'older people'
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Not Black Enough
Lin King
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Lin King,
Date posted
Friday 31 August 2007
Abstract
I was born in 1949 to a white woman and a black father. I was put into care from birth. I do not think that this was unusual at the time. Although I do not know of any research to substantiate this, I believe the pressure on white women to give mixed race babies up existed at that time. The pressure may still exist, as the care system today, is full of mixed race, hard to place children.
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Mixed race - The future’s bright, the future’s blended
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Dr Nathalie van Meurs, Middlesex University
Date posted
Tuesday 21 August 2007
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This paper uses theory and findings from the field of social psychology to question the usefulness of the concept of 'race'. Scientists agree that differences between races or ethnic groups are clinal (genetically inherited traits gradually change in frequency from one geographic region to another) and not categorical. Then why do we still use racial categories to define people and is mixedness a prime indicator that we need to re-evaluate the concept of race? Furthermore, what is the role of the media and government in this process and what is required to overcome humans natural tendency to differentiate between groups?
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Enigmatic or enriched?
Tod O'Brien
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Tod O'Brien,
Date posted
Monday 20 August 2007
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Personal experience of being a mixed heritage, British-born person. The paper emphasises the need for integration through the recruitment, retention and progression of Black and Minority Ethnic people into the policy making institutions of society to create an ethical and leveraging of diversity for the benefit of all.
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Mixed Goals
Leon Mann
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Leon Mann,
Date posted
Thursday 16 August 2007
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A first person perspective on how football and the experiences of mixed race professional footballers offers an insight into the issues facing mixed race people in society.
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The elephant in the room
Tanya Datta
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Tanya Datta, BBC
Date posted
Wednesday 15 August 2007
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Last year, journalist Tanya Datta made a documentary called 'The Last Taboo' for BBC Radio 4. In the programme, she explored inter-racial romance between Asian and African-Caribbean people and why it can often spark fierce opposition.
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Mixed Race Britain - Through My Eyes
Rory Campbell
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Rory Campbell, twenty-three years old with a keen interest in black history
Date posted
Monday 06 August 2007
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I am Rory Campbell. My mother is white and my father is black. I don't remember ever meeting my father and have been raised by my mother my whole life. I don't feel I have ever had a positive black role model but my mum always tried to make me aware of my black history and I feel that this helped me to form the belief that all people are equal and anyone who thinks otherwise is just wrong.
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