functionalism - ethnicity

Question 1

Host Immigration Model

Patterson

Answer 1

Britain presented as stable, homogenous, orderly society with high degree of consesus over N&V

Equilibrium disrupted by immigrant arrival in 1950s
because they had diff N&Vs

Resulted in clash between immigrants and host community

Patterson says clashes due to host community unsure how to react towards immigrants

Question 2

Three causes of inequality

Answer 2

Host culture’s fear of cultural differences

Host culture’s resentment of having to compete with immigrants for jobs & housing

Failure of immigrants to completely integrate

Question 3

What’s Patterson saying

Answer 3

Patterson implied immigrants who continued to practice their own culture would experience hostility

But continued to be optimistic that immigrants would shed old ethnic values and embrace host community values fully

Question 4

What are the 3 stages before complete assimilation

Answer 4

Accomodation

Integration

Assimilation

Question 5

What is accommodation (the first stage)

Answer 5

Minimal adaptation and acceptance of mainstream culture

Question 6

What is integration (the second stage)

Answer 6

Hosts and immigrants socialise outside of work

Question 7

What is assimilation (the third stage)

Answer 7

Complete acceptance and adaptation, could lead to physical amalgamation: interbreeding between races

Question 8

Evaluation of the host immigration model

Answer 8

Ignores significant role of capitalism, divisions in race maintain capitalism

Assimilation is idealistic and impossible to achieve under capitalism