ABSTRACT
Introduction One of the ways in which any piece of academic writing, is always assessed, is the extent to which it meets the objectives set out by the authors. In this we can refer back to Chapter 1 where the primary aim of the book was to fill the gap identified within the broad field of equality and diversity, helping readers to ‘manage’ more effectively, the study of the diversity of society within the context of employment. This focused on current and emerging equality and diversity debates and issues within the context of the UK labour market, providing conceptual and theoretical underpinning, and broadening the agenda of the discussion to examine the social and economic contexts within which labour market activity takes place. Other aims included the desire to stimulate debate and critique, of theory, policy and practice in the area of equality and diversity, and the need to trace developments in equality and diversity approaches, in order to identify possible future directions as we enter the new millennium – in particular, whether ‘managing diversity’ is to be seen as a new way forward. This chapter summarizes the key themes of the ten chapters in this book and indicates how these objectives have been met.
