Sheila Patterson

Sheila Patterson (née Caffyn; 30 March 1918 – 21 June 1998) was a British social anthropologist who specialised in race, immigration, and race and ethnic relations.[1] She undertook research in South Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[2][3] From 1971 to 1987, she was editor of New Community (now named the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies), a journal published by the Community Relations Commission.[2]

Selected works

• Patterson, Sheila (1953). Colour and Culture in South Africa: A Study of the Status of the Cape Coloured People within the Social Structure of the Union of South Africa. London: Routledge and Paul.
• Patterson, Sheila (1957). The Last Trek: A Study of the Boer People and the Afrikaner Nation. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
• Patterson, Sheila (1963). Dark Strangers: Sociological Study of the Absorption of a Recent West Indian Migrant Group in Brixton, South London. London: Tavistock Publications. ISBN 978-0422707503.
• Patterson, Sheila (1968). Immigrants in Industry. London: Oxford University Press.
• Patterson, Sheila (1969). Immigration and Race Relations in Britain, 1960–1967. London: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0192181749.

References

1. Richmond, Anthony H. (29 July 1998). "Sheila Patterson". The Independent (3675). p. 7.
2. Banton, Michael (2004). "Patterson [née Caffyn], Sheila (1918–1998)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
3. "Obituary: Sheila Patterson". Anthropology Today. 14 (4): 26–27. 1998. JSTOR 2783356.