Aston (Lozells and Birchfield) - Cultural Mix 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyUrban environmentsGCSEAQA Created by: JiyaCreated on: 06-04-16 13:37 Factfile diverse community with 70.6% of population being of an ethnic minority 29.6% in Birmingham many ethnic backgrounds live in the area 49.6% Asian 26% White British 21.51% Black British some Chinese most prominent religion is Islam 44.3% stating themselves as Muslim Christianity second most prominent religion 3.4% stating themselves as Christianity 1 of 3 Attracting Ethnic Minorities people prefer to live close to others of the same background, religion and who speak the same language people like to live near services that are important to their culture places of worship people of the same background live in the same area people from same ethnic background often restriced in same way if there is a lack of money, they all live in the same area Aston drastically changed in 1950s and 60s with immigration from the Commonwealth easier for people to move in and out of the country easier for ethnic population to build up most immigrants from the Indian subcontinent 2 of 3 Multicultural Support Strategy by increasing housing prices, different ethnic minorities encouraged to move there by decreasing number of people living in overcrowded accomodation encourages ethnic minorities to spread out and make areas more diverse Education Action Zone Community Outreach Family Support Service (COFSS) aims to help people make use of services such as health care based in community centres, mosques and schools to be reached easily work together with local people to create services to meet specific needs New deals for communities launched in 1999 to help struggling inner cities Aston identified as one of the most deprived areas in the country scheme set up called Aston Pride there are three key areas health and regeneration employment and business education and lifelong learning 3 of 3
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