Multicultural Places

Question 1

What is economic inequality?

Answer 1

The difference in the levels of living standards between different groups in society (gap between rich and poor)

Question 2

What is social segregation?

Answer 2

When a group of people (such as immigrants) choose to live close to people similar to them

Question 3

What is cultural diversity?

Answer 3

A variety of cultural groups within a place

Question 4

Reasons why migrants often like to live in the same town?

Answer 4

• language
• places of worship (religion)
• similar views
• sense of community
• food (e.g. kosher or halal)
• cheaper houses
• jobs that you don’t need good English for
• safety (protection from racial abuse)

Question 5

Describe the location of Batley?

Answer 5

Is a town in the Kirklees district, in West Yorkshire, south west of Leeds.

Question 6

Give some economic impacts of cultural diversity in uk towns/cities:

Answer 6

• Migrants often need to fill labour shortages in public services ( e.g. nhs)
• the false perception of ‘migrants taking jobs’ can lead to racism from some

Question 7

What are some impacts on housing of cultural diversity in uk towns/cities?

Answer 7

• new migrants sometime can only afford rented accommodation that are ‘multiple occupancy’ (two or more different families living together)

Question 8

What are some impacts on education of cultural diversity in uk towns/cities?

Answer 8

• school may need to put on extra English lessons
• children of migrants are more likely to go to uni

Question 9

What is a cultural impact of cultural diversity in uk towns/cities?

Answer 9

• a survey in 2016 showed 75% of new migrants said they saw sport as a way of helping integrate with local population

Question 10

What is an impact on heath due to cultural diversity?

Answer 10

• poor quality of housing in inner city areas correlates with poorer quality health of new migrants

Question 11

What are the potential challenges in Batley?

Answer 11

Language barriers, separate religions, faith, schools, deprivation

Question 12

How have Batley met these challenges?

Answer 12

Level of segregation of religious groups has decreased - there is now more mixing of groups

Question 13

What is still a problem in Batley?

Answer 13

Language barriers

Question 14

What is assimilation?

Answer 14

The process where the culture of one group gradually begins to resemble that of another group

Question 15

What is multiculturalism?

Answer 15

The presence of several distinct cultural or ethnic groups within a society

Question 16

Why have many ethnic groups move to the uk?

Answer 16

Seeking new opportunities for work or study, and to start a new life with friends/family

Question 17

Where have many ethnic groups moved to in the uk?

Answer 17

London (the most ethnically diverse region) = 46% of residents are not British

Question 18

What new things have Asian migrants brought to Southampton?

Answer 18

New businesses with a Chinese connection e.g. supermarkets, bubble tea shops …