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Migration
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- 1ImmigrationRefers to movement in society
- 2EmigrationRefers to movement out
- 3Net MigrationThe difference between the numbers of immigrants and the number of emigrants
- 4Emigration Push FactorsEconomic recession
Unemployment at home - 5Emigration Pull FactorsHigher wages
Better opportunities abroad - 6How can immigration lower the average age of the population?Directly: immigrants are generally younger, in 2011 the average age of non UK passport holders was 31
Indirectly: being younger, immigrants are more fertile, thus producing more babies - 7CitizensMigrants with full citizenship rights e.g. voting rights and rights to benefits
- 8DenizensPrivileged foreign nationals welcomed by the state e.g. billionaires or highly paid employees
- 9HelotsMost exploited group, they are regarded as 'disposable units of labour power'. They are found in unskilled, poorly paid work including illegally trafficked workers.
- 10AssimilationismA policy adopted by the state; its aim is to encourage immigrants to adopt language, values and customs of the country they are travelling to
- 11MulticulturalismAcceptance that migrants may wish to retain a separate cultural identity
- 12Shallow and Deep Diversity (Erikson)Shallow - such as regarding international dishes as Britain's national dish
Deep - such as arranged marriages or the veiling of women is not acceptable to the state - 13Divided Working ClassAssimilationists may encourage workers to blame migrants for social issues such as unemployment, resulting in racist scapegoating. Castles and Kosack say this benefits capitalism by creating a racially divided working class, preventing united action in defence of their interests
- 14How is immigration affecting the dependency ratio?1. Immigrants are more likely to be of working age, this helps lower the ratio.
2. As they are younger, they will have more children therefore increasing the ratio.
3. The longer the group has settled, the closer their fertility rate comes to the national average, reducing the impact on the ratio. - 15Hybrid IdentityWhat a person may gain if they associate themselves with more than one identity e.g. migrants country of origin.
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