Researching ‘race’ and ethnicity

This book emerges at a critical time in developing research to aid understanding of the health needs of minority ethnic groups. The development of key initiatives in the health of minority ethnic groups is hampered by the lack of information about the ways in which issues of ‘race’, ethnicity and experiences impact on individuals and communities. Researchers working in nursing and health care have begun to research ethnicity and ‘race’ within a more politicised context which seeks to expose the impact of inequality within a ‘race’ and ethnicities based framework.