FAH - T4 - DEMOGRAPHY PAGE 2
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- FAH - T4 - DEMOGRAPHY PAGE 2
- Migration
- = movement of people from place to place. affects size and age of population
- In UK until 80's fewer immigrants than emigrants
- Immigration
- 1900 until WW2 - most immigrants non-white, fleeing persecution
- leads to ethnic diverse society + diverse family patterns. 14 of pop in 2011 = ethnic min.
- contrast, 1950's black immigrants arrived, followed by South Asian
- leads to ethnic diverse society + diverse family patterns. 14 of pop in 2011 = ethnic min.
- more people left than came
- 1900 until WW2 - most immigrants non-white, fleeing persecution
- Emigration
- UK exporting of people mainly because of push and pull factors
- push = unemployment, recession, religious persecution
- pull = higher wages
- UK exporting of people mainly because of push and pull factors
- Impact of migration on UK pop. structure
- 47% of immigrants in 2014 = non Eu.
- natural increase: births exceed deaths
- low birth rate of UK mothers. If not for immigrants UK pop would shrink
- natural increase: births exceed deaths
- Age structure:
- Immigrants ar younger. Av. passport holder = 31. UK = 41
- Immigrants are more fertile and produce more babies
- Population size
- Dependency ratio
- immigrants lower age lessens D.R
- more children cancels out
- these children join labour force and cancel out again
- more children cancels out
- immigrants lower age lessens D.R
- 47% of immigrants in 2014 = non Eu.
- = movement of people from place to place. affects size and age of population
- Globalisation and migration
- interconnectedness brings international migration Trends:
- Acceleration
- UN: between 2010-13 33% increase of migration
- Diffrentiation
- some migrants permission to enter, some do not. Globalisation increases diversity
- e.g. in 2014 26% of Chinese post grad students + 23% of UK
- Vertovec: super-diversity: even within ethnic groups much diversity of culture - dispersed throughout UK
- Cohen: class differences among migrants
- Citizens (full rights + benefits)
- Denizens (highly paid professionals welcome by state)
- Helots: slaves - exploited reserve army of labour - illegally traffiicked
- Cohen: class differences among migrants
- some migrants permission to enter, some do not. Globalisation increases diversity
- Hoschild: Feminisation of migration
- Hoschild: care, domestic, sex work in Western countries done by 3rd world women
- result of working women less willing to do domestic labour
- failure of state to provide adequate childcare
- Hoschild: care, domestic, sex work in Western countries done by 3rd world women
- Acceleration
- Migrant identities
- Eade: migrants develop hybrid identities from nationality gives sense of belonging Study found Bangladeshi Muslims see selves as first Muslim, then Bengali, then British
- Erikson: Transnational identities
- globalisation creates movement - people do not see selves as one culture
- modern tech = global ties without travel - migrants stay linked to others
- Politicisation of migration
- state policy to either help immigrants into culture or anti-terrorist policies linked with immigration policy
- Assimilation: first state policy - aid migrants into culture and values of host country.
- migrants hybrid identity means cannot accept one culture
- Multi-culturalism: accepting migrants separate culture but superficial
- Shallow diversity: e.g. curry as national dish = acceptable
- Deep diversity: arranged marriages not acceptale
- policies do not address racism
- 1960's - trend of multi culture. 9/11 attacks - migrants MUST assimilate
- Assimilation: first state policy - aid migrants into culture and values of host country.
- state policy to either help immigrants into culture or anti-terrorist policies linked with immigration policy
- interconnectedness brings international migration Trends:
- Migration
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