Education & Social Construction Cl

The Swann Report (1985) is to date the most important report in the field of education for a multicultural society in Britain. "Education and the Social Construction of Race" provides a critique of this report and of recent sociological research into racial and ethnic relations. This includes a critique of Michael Banton's "rational choice" theory of racial and ethnic relations. Peter Figueroa undertakes a searching philosophical and sociological analysis of multicultural and anti-racist education. He shows how the education system itself can reinforce racist assumptions and behaviour in society, but also argues that through educational and social reconstruction, it can promote constructive cross-cultural relations. This book should be of interest to students and professionals of education, sociology and social science.