Lesson 14 - Ethnic Inequality - Functionalism

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

First cause of inequality

Answer 2

Host culture’s fear of cultural differences

Question 3

Second cause of inequality

Answer 3

Host culture’s resentment of having to compete with immigrants

Question 4

Third cause of inequality

Answer 4

Failure of immigrants to completely integrate

Question 5

What’s Patterson saying

Answer 5

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

Question 6

What else is Patterson saying

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What’re the three stages

Answer 7

Accommodation

Question 8

What is accommodation (the first stage)

Answer 8

Minimal adaptation and acceptance of mainstream culture

Question 9

What is integration (the second stage)

Answer 9

Hosts and immigrants socialise outside of work

Question 10

What is assimilation (the third stage)

Answer 10

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

Question 11

(+) Emphasises the dynamic nature of ethnic relationships

Answer 11

Real world application

Question 12

(-) Marxists criticise

Answer 12

Ignores significant role of capitalism, divisions in race maintain capitalism

Assimilation is idealistic and impossible to achieve under capitalism

Question 13

(-) Postmodernists criticise

Answer 13

Postmodernists argue that Britain is multicultural where different ethnic groups have own culture-model is naïve to assume that ethnic groups will assimilate into British society