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the uk has a changing population what are those changing things?
age
ethnicity
disability
religion
what is an aging population?
when the amount of elderly individuals increases in comparison to the younger age groups.
reasons for an aging population
- improved healthcare
-better nutrition - better standard of living
- declining birth rates { changing social expectations}
implications / impacts of a aging population?
- increased demands on NHS
- higher cost of social care
- increase in age related conditions like dementia
-raised cost of pensions for longer periods of time
ethnicity in the uk?
- has become more diverse in the uk
- government holds a census every 10 years to find out what changes have taken place
religion in the uk?
- protected the universal declaration of human rights
- which states everyone is allowed to follow any religion they want or have no faith
- decrease in those identifying as christian increase in those identifying as Muslim increase in atheists
disability in the uk?
- over 11 mill people live with disability, impairment and long term illness requiring benefits or social care
- protected by the equality rights act 2010 , protecting them from discrimination
impacts on changes on wealth?
- increase in benefit sanctions and laws eg bedroom tax which has raised poverty levels
- increased demands for charities to meet the needs of citizens eg food banks / homeless shelters
migration
movement of people from one place to another
people migrate for ….
cultural , economic, political , enviremental
push factors
- war / conflict { forcing people to flee their homes to safety
- natural disasters
- religious ethnic cultural discrimination
- political persecution and repressive systems
- human rights abuses
pull factors
-economics / work opportunities
- better standard of living
- culture of respect and tolerance
- increased freedoms
- protection of human rights
- political stability
economic factors for migration
- job opportunities
-higher wages + income - access to better education and training
environmental factors for migration
- natural disasters
- climate change
- drought and water scarcity
- rising sea levels
- deforestation
cultural factors for migration
- preservation of cultural heritage
- religious freedom
-escape from cultural oppression
political factors for migration
-escape from political persecution
- participation in political activism
-fleeing political instability
benefits of migration
-economic migrants help the economy grow through work , tax , shopping and rent
- migrants may have specialist skills in shortage areas like doctors and teachers
-diversity tolerance respect is enhanced by sharing cultures
challenges of migration
-population growth makes demands on housing , education , the NHS and may increase unemployment
-rates of pay may reduce if economic migrants work for lower wages
-challenges may cause tensions and increase support for extreme groups
- housing issues due to densly populated urban areas
types of migrants
economic migrants - those who move for economic / work reasons or workers the uk needs
asylum seekers- people who have applied for citizenship and are waiting to be accepted
refugees - people who move countries to escape war / persecution
types of migrants
-economic
- asylum seekers
- refugees
economic migrants
asylum seekers
refugees
- people who move for economic / work reasons including workers the uk needs
- asylum seekers people who have applied for citizenship and are waiting to be accepted
- people who move countries to escape persecution
uk obligations
- uk has obligations by law to people who are seeking asylum and refugees
what binds the uk by law to recognise human rights
- human right act 1998
-they must recognise human rights such as : right to life
right to free trial
right to freedom of expression
what is the uk signatory too that protects refugees
refugee convention 1951
sources of migration
from 1945 to present
includes commonwealth and Europe
this increased migration and eases travel
- work and study are key reasons people migrate to the uk
