Refers to a person's occupation or position in society and it has been shown to be a significant element in perceived ethnic identity.
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RESIDENTIAL CONCENTRATION
People often live with people with similar ethnicity. This is partly for social and cultural reasons, so that they can avail of places of worship, shops, services and places to socialise.
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RESIDENTIAL CONC CONT.
Clusters of ethnic minorities often reflect the economic ability of the the groups to purchase cheap accommodation. There is a sense of security from living with ethnically homogenous areas.
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HOW DO CLUSTERS GROW?
Often through visible flags or murals (ethnic neighbourhoods continue to attract more people of similar ethnicity)
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AGE
The elderly people may get preferential treatment e.g. tribal leaders. The elderly people are more likely to hold onto their ethnicity of their ancestral homeland.
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GENDER
In some countries, women occupy a lower niche in society and certain laws apply only to them. Strict laws can be seen regarding traditional Islamic dress for women apply across the Arab world
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COLONISATION
This involves setting up settlements in the new colony. This process results in the migration of people from the ruling country to the new colony. These people came as administrators and they usually established an enclave in a port.
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HOW HAS COLONISATION CREATED ETHNIC DIVERSITY?
Difference in ethnicity, nationality, social status, residential concentration, language, sub-division of territory,
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ANNEXATION
This is taking political control of a neighbouring adjacent country
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INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
The movement of people across international borders on a permanent/semi-permanent basis
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SEGREGATION
It could be physical segregation with visible physical barriers such as walls or fences or through clearly demarcated boundaries which mark the territory of one group (murals, flags)
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MULTI-CULTURALISM
Appreciation, acceptance and promotion of multiple cultures (A respect for diversity when an ethnic group has clearly defined outward manifestation of their culture
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TERRITORAL DISPUTES
Disputes over territory
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HISTORICAL ANIMOSITIES
Each new generation grows up with the information about past wrong doings of the other group in the country. Mostly occur in segregated societies where there is minimal social contact between groups.
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RACISM AND SECTARIANISM
Prejudice against one section of society, either on racial or religious grounds.
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CULTURAL CONFLICTS
Globalisation facilitated the movement of people and ideas throughout the world. This can encourage rejection of others cultures.
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HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE
Ethnic conflict can arise from serious mistreatment of an ethnic group. United Nations defines human rights as "basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled"
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DISCRIMINATION
Allocation of resources can favour the ruling group.
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
This is the active refusal to obey certain laws or commands of a government (non-violent protest) This is when the protesting group withdraws from its participation in the working of the country, this includes the non-payment of rates, taxes.
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CIVIL WAR
This describes a situation where there are clearly identified armed forces within the country actively engaged in armed conflict with each other.
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TERRORISM
Involves armed conflict but the terrorist is a member of an illegal guerrilla organisation which operates within the community. They operate secretively within their community in aim to pursue some ideological goal.
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TERRITORIAL DIVISION
Opposing sides in an ethnic conflict will have to attempt a solution - geographical distribution of the various groups involved.
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AUTONOMY
Territorial division can sometimes result in a region gaining some degree of political control while still remaining an internal part of the ruling country
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ETHNIC CLEANSING
This is the most extreme form of segregation, the whole scale removal of an ethnic group from an area.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
People often live with people with similar ethnicity. This is partly for social and cultural reasons, so that they can avail of places of worship, shops, services and places to socialise.
Back
RESIDENTIAL CONCENTRATION
Card 3
Front
Clusters of ethnic minorities often reflect the economic ability of the the groups to purchase cheap accommodation. There is a sense of security from living with ethnically homogenous areas.
Back
Card 4
Front
Often through visible flags or murals (ethnic neighbourhoods continue to attract more people of similar ethnicity)
Back
Card 5
Front
The elderly people may get preferential treatment e.g. tribal leaders. The elderly people are more likely to hold onto their ethnicity of their ancestral homeland.
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