Globalisation

Question 1

According to the 2021 census, what percentage of ethnic minorities exist in the UK?

Answer 1

18%

Question 2

What is the definition of globalisation?

Answer 2

The idea that barriers between society are disappearing and people are becoming increasingly interconnected across the world

Question 3

How many migrated to the UK in 2023 according to the Office of National Statistics?

Answer 3

1.2 million people

Question 4

What was Cohen (2006)’s three different types of migrant?

Answer 4

Citizens: People with full citizenship rights

Denizens: Oligarchs and billionaires welcomed by the state

Helots: working-class people exploited for their labour and found in the most unskilled jobs

Question 5

What is the feminisation of migration?

Answer 5

female migrants going into stereotypically feminine jobs e.g. cleaning, nursing

Question 6

Why has migration become feminised?

Answer 6

1. Expansion of service jobs
2. Western women joining the labour force and not domestic jobs
3. Western men refusing to do domestic labour
4. Failure of the state to provide adequate healthcare

Question 7

Which sociologists discussed the feminisation of migration?

Answer 7

Ehrenreich and Hochschild (2003)

Question 8

What types of identities have emerged from globalisation?

Answer 8

Hybrid identities (Eade) - second generation Bangladeshi Muslims identified 1. Muslim 2. Bengali 3. British