Diverse Places EQ 4 2B.10c Flashcards
How is the UK politically engaged?
A democracy with a voting system in place.
Name the 4 ways to measure assimilation?
Demographics, Economics, Political engagement and Social statistics.
How does this apply to demographics?
Mapping residential distributions of different ethnic/immigrant groups can be an indicator of assimilation within existing communities.
Which economic indicators are there for assimilation?
Wage rates and salaries with the ethnic groups being compared.
How is assimilation measured through social aspects of society?
Hate crimes and expressions of racism
How does political engagement relate to understanding assimilation?
As through looking at the statistics regarding minority groups engaging in votes and elections, we can see the efforts of these groups in order to attempt to change their surroundings.
What is assimilation?
The process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.
How can political engagement be measured?
From voting to writing to one’s representative, wearing a badge, becoming a party member, attending a demonstration to boycotting a product or occupying a building, each citizen has various opportunities to voice their opinion.
What is a demographic?
Relating to the structure of populations or a particular sector of the population.
Which part of the UK has seen the greatest amount of assimilation?
London, particularly in Central London.
What is the ethnic population in the UK?
Approximately 8.4 million (12.8% of total population)
Which areas tend to see the least amount of assimilation?
Rural areas.
What can be done to smooth assimilation?
Educating all people, young and old.
What are signs of assimilation?
A reduction of hate crimes and greater equality of real incomes across ethnicity.
Why is assimilation opposed by some demographics?
Ideologies that are installed are passed onto next generations.
