Recap 18 Flashcards
The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is particularly useful in monitoring inequalities over tim. The spatial inequalities in focus in this topic are twofold. What are they?
Those that exist between urban and rural places
Those that exist within places-these inequalities may be either spatial or between social groups.
Why should deprivation date be treated with caution?
- In 2010, the UK – and London, in particular – was recovering from the financial banking crisis.
- Unemployment fell nationally in the same period
How can life expectancy and infant mortality be used to measure social progress?
If the life expectancy is high the place has higher social progress. And if the infant mortality is high the social progress will be low.
What helps immigrants ‘fit in’ over time?
Experience of UK language, media, education and employment
When it comes to assessing the management of cultural issues, the task is rather more challenging. Why?
Because these issues, are less tangible and less quantifiable.
How could you try to assess the management of cultural issues?
A questionnaire or interview
Why can voter turn out help to indicate assimilation?
Ethnicity and deprivation affect voting behaviour – to quote the news website, East London Lines, ‘the poor don’t vote’.
Give case specific detail for Southwark and the Mayor or London 2012 elections.
52% in Village, a mostly white British Ward
37.5% in Lane ward, which has an established black British Caribbean community
However, ethnicity can sometimes actually increase the likelihood of voting. Give an example to support.
Voting in the 2001 General Election was greater within East London’s Bangladeshi community than amongst Londoners as a whole
How can hate crimes help to measure assimilation?
People are still targeted with hate crimes because of who they are, or who they are perceived to be
However, what could affect the hate crime statistics, therefore affecting their reliability?
Global conflict like 9/11
One particular target has been the Muslim community in London, which has tried to respond and improve community relations. Give an example of how.
Mosques hold community open days so that people of other faiths can see a mosque and understand its part in Muslim life.
An issue arising here concerns the on-going debate that has been described as assimilation versus multiculturalism. What are some now arguing?
Some are now questioning whether, in fact, the two situations are mutually exclusive.
What did a survey of London Muslims show?
Showed that they have a strong identification with their religion:
Rather than assimilation, it is perhaps more appropriate to use the word ‘integrate’. According to a study, what does integration involve?
- Mastering the English language
- Getting a better education
- Finding a job
