Uk Governament App To Immigration

Question 1

Assimilationism

Answer 1

•Definition: The first approach, encouraging immigrants to adopt the host country’s language, values, and customs.
•Criticism: Can be problematic as it may force migrants to abandon their own cultural identities, leading to conflicts with hybrid identities.

Question 2

Multiculturalism:

Answer 2

• Definition: Accepts that migrants may wish to maintain their own cultural identities.
• Acceptance: Some aspects of diversity are embraced (e.g., curry as a ‘British’ dish), while others are less accepted (e.g., veiling of women).

Question 3

Post-9/11 Shift:

Answer 3

• Return to Assimilation: Increased focus on assimilationist ideas after 9/11.
• Impact on Working Class: May lead to racial scapegoating, dividing the working class and benefiting capitalism by preventing unified worker action.

Question 4

Impact on Family and Housing.

Answer 4

Single-Person Households:

•	Trend: Increased number of single-person households and single-parent families.
•	Impact: Lower dependency ratio, positively affecting pensions, healthcare, and benefits as single-person households contribute more in taxes.

Question 5

Feminisation of migration

Answer 5

• Impact: Migrant women fill roles in care and domestic work, helping to address gaps in the service sector due to Western women’s workforce participation and inadequate state childcare.

Question 6

Marxist perspective

Answer 6

Marxist Perspective:

•	View: Immigration serves capitalist interests by creating a racially divided working class, preventing unified worker action and potential uprisings.

Question 7

Marxist perspective

Answer 7

Marxist Perspective:

•	View: Immigration serves capitalist interests by creating a racially divided working class, preventing unified worker action and potential uprisings.