ethnicity

Question 1

Who differentiates between cultural defence and transition?

Answer 1

Bruce

Question 2

What does Bruce mean by cultural defense?

Answer 2

immigrant commuities use religion to defend from hostility

Question 3

What does Bruce mean by cultural transition?
example?

Answer 3

ethnic groups use religious institutions to assist process immigration
example- Muslims go to unfamiliar countries and build mosques

Question 4

whats a point to support Bruce’s cultural transition?

Answer 4

areas with more levels of Polish immigration, increase catholic church attendance

Question 5

How can we use economic factors to explain trends in ethnic minorities?

Answer 5

black and ethnic minorities are 2 times more likely to experience “Deep poverty”,
example- runny mede trust fund
ethnic minorities biggest disadvantage economically

Question 6

how can we use identity to explain trends in ethnic minorities?

Answer 6

Asians ranked religion and family equally as markers of identity
religion important part of identity for ethnic minorities

Question 7

how can we use family pressures to explain trends in ethnic minorities?

Answer 7

religious socialisation- children under pressure to maintain religious traditions of parents
example- South Asians in UK often have close knit communities
To support- Bird, maintaining culture and identity

Question 8

How can we use coping strategies to explain trends in ethnic minorites?

Answer 8

religious community can help cope with experiences of prejudice, help cope with the transition
to support- Bruce, cultural defense and transition

Question 9

Who says that there are three main paths new religious immigrants can take?

Answer 9

Chyssides

Question 10

what are the three paths religious immigrants can take?

Answer 10

apostasy
accomidation
renewed vigour

Question 11

what is the apostasy path by Chyssides?

Answer 11

beliefs abandoned in a hostile environment

Question 12

what is the accomidation path by Chyssides?

Answer 12

beliefs are adapted to changing situations

Question 13

what is the renewed vigour path by Chyssides?

Answer 13

beliefs are reinforced in the face of hostility

Question 14

What does Modood say about 2nd generation immigrants?

Answer 14

conducted social surveys on 1st and 2nd gen immigrants
1st generations provided source of identity and acted as coping strategy
example- Hindu said religion important on personal level

Question 15

What did Modood conduct about 2nd generation immigrants that proves they are less religious?

Answer 15

2nd generation immigrants partook in food restrictions but not alcohol restrictions
example of accomidation

Question 16

What does Butler say about 2nd generation immigrants?

Answer 16

2nd generation immigrants, semi-structured interviews. Muslim women in Britain have new opportunities and roles, more choice but also support commitment to Islamic law.

Question 17

What does Johal say about young Asian people?

Answer 17

Young Asian people “Codeswitch” depending on contents of Britishness or Asianess
example- diet, marriage