FUNC VIEW ON ETHNICITY INEQ Flashcards
what created the host-immigration model?
Patterson
what does the host-immigration model do?
stresses the importance of cultural differences and how they lead to fear
what type of society was Britain in the 1950’s?
homogenous and stable with collective N+V
who ‘disrupted’ the homogenous Britain?
the arrival of immigrants from the West Indies with diff N+V
how were the west Indians different to British people in terms of N+V?
boisterous and noisy so led to culture clash with English
Patterson said that the English were not racist but…
were unsure of how to act and communicate with new arrivals
what did the English do to the west Indians?
were racist and discriminated
inequality came about because of the hosts fear of…
strangers, cultural difference and change
inequality came about because of the resentment of WC about..
competing for jobs and housing with minority ethnicity groups
inequality came about because of the failure of minority ethnic groups to..
adopt British N+V and chose to remain isolated and segregated
how does Patterson criticise minority ethnic groups?
criticise them wanting to retain own N+V, makes hosts unhappy
Patterson thought at the end that…
minority ethnicity groups would adopt traditional norms and values
what did New Labour/Parsons find?
‘white flight’ where Asian children mean affluent MC white parents take children out of school
what did New Labour say Asian children/Muslims who don’t have English as their first language should do?
do more to assimilate and embrace British culture, do nationality or citizenship tests
who criticises white flight?
Commission for Racial Equality [ CRE ]
what did the CRE say to criticise New Labour view?
‘white flight’ is just racism as they don’t want to be involved with Asians
who has assimilated into British culture according to CRE?
Afro-Carib = English as first language, Christian religion
what does Patterson not acknowledge?
that UK is multicultural and assimilation is ethnocentric
what does Patterson do those who don’t want to integrate?
victim blames them for the racism and ineq they face
how do Marxists criticise func exp?
says that they ignore capitalism and assimilation is impossible under capitalism