Religion or belief, discrimination and equality : Britain in global contexts /: Britain in global contexts. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Weller, Kingsley Purdam, Nazila Ghanea, Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor.
• Authors: Weller, Paul, 1956-; Purdam, Kingsley; Ghanea-Hercock, Nazila; Contractor, Sariya
• Contents: Acknowledgments/ 1. The book, the research and key concepts/ 2. Historical perspectives on the law, rights, and religion or belief discrimination/ 3. Contemporary context of religion and belief, state and society/ 4. The law: a decade of continuity and change/ 5. Religion or belief discrimination: evidence and methods/ 6. Experience of unfair treatment in education, employment and media/ 7. Experience of unfair treatment in criminal justice and immigration; housing; health care; social services, planning and other services; and funding/ 8. Experience of unfair treatment from, between and within 'religious groups' and from political, community and other pressure groups/ 9. An analytical spectrum for understanding the evidence/ 10. Evidence-based signposts for future policy, law and practice/ Appendix: Selected list of relevant legal cases in England and Wales/ Bibliography/ Index.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (240 pages)
• Subjects: 305.60941; Sociology & anthropology; Religious discrimination -- Great Britain; Religious discrimination -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain; Equality -- Religious aspects; Equality -- Great Britain; Cultural pluralism -- Great Britain; Theology; Social Science -- Sociology of Religion; Religion -- Theology; Religion -- General; Religion: general
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441181312; 1441181318
• Related ISBNs: 9781474237512
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.