The nature of the UK as a multiethnic society
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- The nature of the United Kingdom as a multi-ethnic society
- Introduction
- UK has always been a mixed society
- Celts, Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Danes, Vikings and Normans are all ancestors of the British
- UK has always believed in human freedom and offered asylum for those suffering persecution
- e.g. French Protestants in 17th century
- Russian Jews in the 19th century
- European Jews escaping Hitler in the 20th century
- Empire - 19th century
- in exchange for being ruled by britain, citizens of empire could settle in UK
- slaves who set foot on British soil immediately became free
- as a result, small black communities in Bristol, Liverpool and Cardiff
- slaves who set foot on British soil immediately became free
- became known as Commonwealth as nations gained their independence from UK
- 1950s - substantial immigration from Commonwealth
- from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, West Africa and Caribbean to lessen a labour shortage in UK
- many of these had fought for UK in WWII
- from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, West Africa and Caribbean to lessen a labour shortage in UK
- 1950s - substantial immigration from Commonwealth
- in exchange for being ruled by britain, citizens of empire could settle in UK
- Immigration from Commonwealth continued on smaller scale
- but extension of EU = more eastern Europeans
- wars and racial/religious persecutions = increase in asylum seekers
- but extension of EU = more eastern Europeans
- only 7.9% of total UK is ethnic minority, hay grandes differencias en otra áreas
- e.g. 29% of London's population is of ethnic minority origin
- as opposed to less than 2% of population of South West England
- e.g. 29% of London's population is of ethnic minority origin
- UK has always been a mixed society
- Discrimination and Racism
- the belief that some races are superior to others
- type of prejudice
- can cause major problems in a multiethnic society due to discrimination it leads to
- racist people believe that the ethnic group which they belong to is better than others
- therefore they believe all other races are inferior
- racist people believe that the ethnic group which they belong to is better than others
- religiously prejudiced people believe that everyone who does not believe in their religion is wrong
- Problems
- racially/religiously prejudiced employers don't give jobs to certain groups
- prejudiced landlords likely to refuse accommodation
- teachers are prejudiced = bad grades for the pupils --> not as good jobs for later life as not good grades
- prejudiced police officers potentially discriminate i.e. stopping and searching
- Effects
- if certain groups feel that they are being treated unfairly = alienated by society and work against that society
- some politicians think young black people turn to crime as they feel they will not get a good well-paid job because of racism and disc. --> good money from crime
- could lead to increase in crime
- terrorist attacks
- turning to extremist Islamic groups as feel no chance of success in prejudiced British society
- BNP rise
- stir up hatred of different ethnic groups leading to violence and communal warfare
- Benefits of living in a multi-ethnic society
- less chance of war
- as people of different ethnicities get to know each other and maybe intermarry
- more progress
- more people = new, different and interesting ideas
- Amazonian Indians less progressive as cut off from other cultures
- more people = new, different and interesting ideas
- Life more interesting
- variety of food, fashion, music and entertainment
- we have more in common than we have differences
- different ethnic groups all part of human race
- vital in world of multi-national companies and economic independence between all nations
- different ethnic groups all part of human race
- less chance of war
- the belief that some races are superior to others
- Introduction
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