What do we mean by identity?

Question 1

what is identity?

Answer 1

the characteristics that determine who or what a person is

Question 2

what is a group identity?

Answer 2

the characteristics that belong to a group

Question 3

what is a global identity?

Answer 3

aspects or characteristics which are global

Question 4

what is multiple identity?

Answer 4

a person that can assume different identities in different situations

Question 5

what is national identity?

Answer 5

an identity associated with a particular country

Question 6

what is the population?

Answer 6

number of people

Question 7

what is migration?

Answer 7

the movement of people from one country to another

Question 8

what is immigration?

Answer 8

people moving into a country

Question 9

what is emigration?

Answer 9

people leaving a country

Question 10

how does migration influence the UK’s population?

Answer 10

1 - makes the population more diverse
2 - multiculturism

Question 11

What religious groups exist in the UK?

Answer 11

1 - Christianity (63.1%)
2 - Muslim (4.8%)
3 - Hindu (1.5%)
4 - Jewish (<1%)
5 - No religious belief (27.9%)

Question 12

What ethnic groups are in the UK?

Answer 12

1 - White (86%)
2 - Mixed Race (2.2%)
3 - Asian / British (7.5%)
4 - Black African / Caribbean / British (3.3%)
5 - Other (1%)

Question 13

What is the history of migration in the UK?

Answer 13

19th Century - Irish migration due to potato famine
WW2 - Czechs and Poles fled to Britain
Post-War - Government encourage migration from Commonwealth
1950s - West Indies migration
1960s - Asian migration
1970s - African / Asian migration
EU membership - encourage free movement

Question 14

What is the history of emigration out of the UK?

Answer 14

1- 18th - 20th Century migration of people to British Empire countries
a - Canada
b - Australia
c - New Zealand
2 - 20th Century retirement migration to Europe

Question 15

Why do people immigrate into the UK?

Answer 15

1 - Confirmed job
2 - Looking for better quality employment
3 - Join family
4 - Study

Question 16

How does immigration shape the UK population?

Answer 16

Communities often settle into the same local communities

Question 17

How has immigration shaped London’s population?

Answer 17

1 - The 5 local authorities with the lowest % of white British people are all found in London
2 - 3/5 local authorities with the highest Indian populations are in London
3 - 5/5 local authorities with the highest white British population are all found in northern England
5/5 local authorities with the lowest Indian populations are all found in rural areas

Question 18

What is expected to happen to the UK population?

Answer 18

1 - Rise
2 - Increase in percentage of over 75s
3 - Increase in number of pensioners

Question 19

How has the population distribution of the UK changed?

Answer 19

Urbanisation

Question 20

What is the UK’s political approach towards multiculturalism?

Answer 20

1 - People are accepted to practice own faith and live own lives
2 - Over time generations would integrate

Question 21

What is freedom of speech?

Answer 21

Ability to express opinions without censorship, restrain or legal penalty subjected to limitations linked to tolerance and equality

Question 22

What is freedom of worship?

Answer 22

1 - To worship or not worship
2 - No one set of religious beliefs are enforced on society

Question 23

How are these laws enforced?

Answer 23

1 - Human rights
2 - International laws

Question 24

How has the Government encouraged religious leaders to support a national identity?

Answer 24

1 - Letters to religious leaders
2 - Religious leaders to explain how their faith is part of a British Identity

Question 25

What is the nature vs nurture debate?

Answer 25

Whether a person’s personality and identity are most affected by their biological background or by the way they are brought up

Question 26

What societal factors may influence your identity?

Answer 26

1 - Education
2 - Ability
3 - Geography
4 - Income
5 - First language
6 - Religion

Question 27

What natural factors may influence your identity?

Answer 27

1 - Gender
2 - Sexual orientation
3 - National origin
4 - Age
5 - Ethnicity
6 - Culture
7 - Disability