ETHNICITY - NOT A BLACK-AND-WHITE ISSUE - A RESEARCH NOTE

The dangers of using 'race' as an analytical concept in the sociology of health and illness are outlined, before examining how the terms 'racism', 'racialisation' and 'ethnicity' can be defined in order to distinguish between ethnic minorities, ethnic majorities and racialised minorities in contemporary Britain. It is argued that by using this terminology the implications for health differences between ethnic groups of racism, of cultural practices and of biological factors can be specified.