ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses relationship of class and race in Britain. It considers major theoretical questions in relation to some of the relevant trends that appear to be developing in society. The chapter is concerned with those whose class position entails no denial of the basic protection of citizen status. It deals with the structural determinants of class position and the social processes of class formation among the major groups coming from Britain's ex-colonies in Asia and the West Indies. The chapter distinguishes the economic, political, and cultural differences between the two groups and processes whereby these are experienced and given meaning in comparing the Asian with the West Indian experience in Britain. Business and commercial activity has long been one aspect of the activity of Asian migrants to Britain. The chapter discusses the communal social organization of the groups to establish the degree to which ethnicity can be considered as a resource for effective mobilization as workers.
