Commonwealth Immigration Flashcards
What did Gest say?
‘Racism is a mute button pressed on someone while they are still crying out about a sense of loss’
Multiculturalism
a mix of cultures, where white may not be majority
Assimilation
minority group replace their values and culture for that of the majority
Ethno-culturalism
the historical ethnic majority is preserved, while still welcoming those from other nations
Cosmopolitanism
a view of one society, where majority culture reflects minority influences
Race
A category based on skin colour. Socially constructed.
Ethnicity
category encompassing race, language and religious identity
Culture
attitudes, customs and social behaviour of a particular group
Nationality
legally recognised status of a person’s membership to a state, not necessarily citizenship
What was the Nationality Act?
In 1948, ‘British subjects’ could work. Wanted old Commonwealth, not new.
What was ACJ criticised for?
Labour member Arthur Creech Jones for allowing ‘an invasion of West Indians’
Conservatism
Keeping things as they were
Churchill in the 1950s?
Called immigration ‘the colour problem’
Why did conservatist views grow?
Threat to ethno-culturalism as West and East Africans arrived with different views on sex and monogamy.
What was the goal?
Assimilation
What was the Commonwealth Immigration Act?
1962 removed free entry from just having passport.
What did Roy Hattersley have to say?
‘without integration, limitation is inexcusable, without limitation, integration is impossible’
What was the goal?
Ethno-culturalism and Assimilation
What were the Race Relation Acts?
1965 Labour denounced discrimination and group libel. Also said that policy would be non-assimilationist.
What was the goal?
Cosmopolitanism
Who opposed this?
Enoch Powell in the infamous ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech
What was the compromise?
Amendment to CIA, British passport isn’t enough to enter.
Conclusion?
motive lies in social cohesion and balance. The government aims to quell racial tensions by reducing discrimination, but also by preventing multiculturalism.
Which main theorists were included?
Eric Kauffman and David Olusoga
