The publication in 1967 of Race, Community and Conflict: A Study of Sparkbrook by John Rex and Robert Moore can be seen in hindsight as a turning point in the study of race and ethnic relations in contemporary British society. Although it was in essence a study of the changing dynamics of...
Rex and Moore's Race, Community and Conflict: A Study of Sparkbrook has the status of a modern sociological classic. The argument presented here is that this can be attributed in part to its methodological underpinnings. The use of a combination of methods to collect material on the lives of...
It asserts that the decision in the instant case of Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 (PICS) provides evidence that educational diversity may be a convincing governmental interest the justifies the implementation of policies meant to give racial balance in K-12...
race, and sexual orientation to examine experiences with sex during menstruation. Results show that 25 women describe negative reactions, two describe neutral reactions, and 13 describe positive reactions. Negative responses involve four themes: discomfort and labor to clean ‘messes,’ overt partner di...
This chapter and the following two examine the municipal Left’s initiatives on equal opportunities for blacks, women and gays and lesbians. The roots of these initiatives lay very much outside the traditional Labour movement, stemming from the single issue campaigns and community action of the 197...
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Race and class quickly surfaced in conflicts between these lands and their neighbors, as well as in divisive disputes amongst their members. This paper examines race and land conflicts at Camp Sister Spirit in Ovett, Mississippi and the Sassafras land community in Ponca, Arkansas, to suggest a...
9,27 When comparing our findings with US evidence, they are in line with the findings of a population study by Becerra et al that found higher ASD rates in immigrants with foreign-born mothers,28 whereas they contrast with the findings of Durkin et al that the Black community and people ...
Socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and health disparities in children and adolescents in a mixed rural-urban community—Olmsted County, Minnesota. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019;94(1):44-53. doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.06.030 PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 22. Hum SW, Shaikh N. ...
This review focuses on John Rex and Robert Moore's study of migrant settlement and community relations in the Sparkbrook area of Birmingham, UK in the early 1960s. The review argues that this study, now almost fifty years old, anticipated a number of the key themes that characterize and ...