4b.8c Flashcards
Describe assimilation over generations
- 1st generation suffer in new homeland…
- They take low paid jobs, live in poor housing
- Offspring more ambitious – a greater degree of mixing / intermarriage
- Attitude / norms change – with more assimilation
OR: FEAR of loss of culture…
How are attitudes to immigfration changing
White British are increasingly happy to live amongst other groups.
Non-White British are increasingly also British (born in the UK)
How is suburbanisation leading to integrated communities
- Better off groups don’t need to live in enclaves
- Suburbs are are increasingly less solely White-British
- Laws don’t block house moves
How does love and language contribute to integrated communities
- Intermarriage indirectly links to language acquisition
- Language acquisition indirectly links to the level of isolation, and thereby segregation (social interaction between groups.
- The highest ‘mixed’ group is between Whites and Black-Caribbean marriage
How doe high property prices cause integrated communities
- First time buyers need deposit that is 120% of income
- People have to buy where affordable –NOT necessarily near ethnic enclaves any more.
Describe the integenerational change in attitudes
- Doubled number of people identifying as mixed race 2001-2211
- The numbers of ‘Mixed race’ > any single minority ethnic group.
- The UK has ,ore mixed-race families than USA, France, Italy or Germany.
- Mixed-race families have more nuanced political views, particularly around race
- There is a greater feeling that identity is ‘changeable’ and ‘contextual’
- Many will claim multiple aspects of their cultural heritage.
State the reasons for a UK jewish community
250,000 in Britain
Escaped discrimination and persecution
Financially successful - gained greater confidence over time
Now tackling threats from fundamentalism / extremism in ME, and anti-Semitism in the UK
State how jews are similar to other ethnic groups
E.g. Poles – voluntary movement
Drawn by economic opportunities
Lived experience of hard work, poor housing already
But: host population is suspicious of motives
What’s different about eruvium
Intersecting environmentally sensitive areas in London (Primrose Hill)
There are questions: should London be multifaith or ‘no faith’
Do people notice ‘poles’ vs. are ‘Jews restricted because of their belief’
Are there many options? There’s a shortage of inner-city housing , but Jewish community is relatively wealthy, and residents want access to social activities
Describe eurvium NW london
- Eruv – an area where orthodox Jews can move freely on the sabbath
- Enclosed private space, but non-Jews can move freely in/out
- Exempt from Jewish law – so people can push items outside of houses, e.g. to Friday services
