Theme A Flashcards
Push factors of migration
- War or conflict
- Natural disasters
- Human rights abuses
- Repressive systems
Pull factors of migration
- Economic opportunities
- Better standard of living
- Cultural respect and tolerance
What are economic migrants
People who move to another country for economic opportunity
What are asylum seekers
Someone who is seeking international protection from conflict or persecution.
What are refugees
A person who is forced to leave their country due to persecution
Benefits of migration
- Economic migrants help build the economy
- Diversity, tolerance and respect is enhanced
- Migrants can provide specialist skills in shortage sectors
Challenges of migration
- Population growth makes demands on employment
- Easier exploitation of immigrants and wage disparities
What is the name of the treaty that sets out the rights of those who apply for asylum
Refugee Convention 1951
Why is the commonwealth a source of migration
- they share a history that creates a common identity
- Share elements of British culture
What does tolerance mean
The willingness to accept behaviour and beliefs that don’t match with your own
Why is mutual respect important
To allow social cohesion through understanding views and beliefs of others
What are the effects of inequality
- Gender pay gap: men are paid more
- Ageism: refusal of medical treatments for 75+
What are the 9 characteristics of the Equality act 2010
- Gender
- Age
- Sexual orientation
- Maternity
- Disability
- Religion
- Ethnicity
- Gender reassignment
- Marital or civil partnership
What is the Equality act 2010
Prevents discrimination, harassment and unfair treatment of the 9 characteristics in the previous discrimination acts
How is mutual understanding is encouraged in schools
- Learning about religious festivals
- Education upon cultural backgrounds
What is diversity
Being part of a community with a range of differences based on culture, religion, class or age
What is integration
Bringing communities together and celebrating the diversity of each group
What is community cohesion
Creating communities that are integrated with each other
What is identity
Who or what someone something is such as ethnic, religion, gender etc
What is multiple identity and an example
When you belong to more than one identity (being black and Muslim)
What is the Universal declaration of human rights
30 rights and freedoms that belong to all of us formed after genocidal policies of the Nazis
What is the human rights act 1998
sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms that everyone in the UK is entitled to incorporated from the UDHR
What is the investigatory powers act 2016
