Thinking Black: Britain, 1964–1985

Factors associated with HIV testing among black Africans in Britain.

OBJECTIVE To describe the factors associated with HIV testing among heterosexual black Africans aged 16-44 years living in Britain. DESIGN We analysed data from the second British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000)-a stratified national probability sample survey conducted between 1999-2001. Data from Natsal's main and ethnic minority boost (EMB) samples were anal...

Diagenetic Evolution of Mudstones: Black Shales to Laminated Limestones, an Example from the Lower Jurassic of SW Britain

Wishful Thinking? Inside the Black Box of Exposure Assessment.

BACKGROUND Decision-making processes used by experts when undertaking occupational exposure assessment are relatively unknown, but it is often assumed that there is a common underlying method that experts employ. However, differences in training and experience of assessors make it unlikely that one general method for expert assessment would exist. Therefore, there are concerns about formalizing...

Disclosure, discrimination and desire: experiences of Black and South Asian gay men in Britain.

Using findings from a qualitative investigation based on in-depth email interviews with 47 Black and South Asian gay men in Britain, this paper explores the cross-cutting identities and discourses in relation to being both gay and from an ethnic minority background. Taking an intersectional approach, detailed accounts of identity negotiation, cultural pressures, experiences of discrimination an...

Knut R . Wangen An Expenditure Based Estimate of Britain ' s Black Economy Revisited

The seminal paper by Pissarides and Weber (1989) is one of several previous studies trying to measure the size of the black economy. Pissarides and Weber compared the relationship between food expenditure and income in two groups of workers, self-employed and employees in employment, assuming that employees reported income correctly. For a given level of reported income, the self-employed had a...