Topic 2- Family [Lesson 11] Flashcards
Migration and Globalisation
What is the definition of immigration?
The movement into a society.
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What is the definition of emigration?
The movement out of a society.
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In 2020, what was the UK’s percentage of foreign-born citizens?
14% (higher than other European countries)
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What are ‘push and pull’ factors of emigrating?
-Push= economic recession & unemployment at home
-Pull= Higher wages & better opportunities abroad
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What are some impacts of migration on the UK population?
-Population size increase
-Age pyramid structure
-The dependency ratio
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What is the definition of globalisation?
The idea that barriers between societies are disappearing and people are becoming increasingly interconnected across national boundaries.
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How does globalisation link to population diversity?
-Globalisation is increasing the diversity of thr type of migrants
-Vertovec= globalisation has lead to ‘super diversity’
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What is the Feminisation of Migration?
-There are more female migrants filling patriarchal stereotypical feminine roles
-Ehrenreich & Hochschild= care, domestic and sex work is typically done by women from poorer women, this could be because of a higher demand for these roles and because men are still reluctant to help with these roles
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What did Eade find about second generation Bangladeshi?
-They create hierarchal identities, so not referring to themselves as just one nationality but ordering how much they signify with each other their personal cultures
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What does Eriksen say about the impact globalisation has on our identities and what it creates?
-It as created more diverse migration patterns and people create transnational identities (where they identify with more than one nationality)
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Why has migration become a political issue?
-The state wishes to control immigration, linking immigration policies with national security policies
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What was the first state immigration policy and what did it entail?
-Assimilation
-People had to adopt the language and culture of the country, but, some people were reluctant to drop their own culture
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Does multiculturalism accept that migrants may want to keep a seperate culture?
Yes.
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What are the two types of diversity that Eriksen describes?
-‘Shallow’ diversity= minor cultural differences and beliefs that are brought into the country (no huge impact)
-‘Deep’ diversity= big cultural differences and beliefs that are brought into the country, for example, arranged marriage
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How do critics criticise multiculturalism?
They say it’s policies celebrate ‘shallow diversity’, instead of addressing deeper problems migrants (in particular their children) face, for example, racism.
