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Mind Map by Felicity Picton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Felicity Picton
almost 11 years ago
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UK as multicultural society
- UK fairly multicultural: contains
ppl from different national,
cultural, religious, linguistic
backgrounds
- 92%white, 4%asain, 2%black,
1% mixed ethnic backgrounds,
0.5%chinese, 0.5%other
ethnic groups
- ethnic groups not distributed evenly
across UK, ethnic minority live in
larger urban areas.
- 45% ethnic minorities live in
London, where make up
29% of pop
- 45% ethnic minorities live in
London, where make up
29% of pop
- 92%white, 4%asain, 2%black,
1% mixed ethnic backgrounds,
0.5%chinese, 0.5%other
ethnic groups
- IMMIGRATION CAUSE OF
MULTICULTURAL SOCIETY
- encouraged
in past
- british empire existed from 17th century
-20th. during time there was some
immigration from british overseas
colonies to uk
- 1940-60's large immigration.
- ww2 labour
shortages, gov
encouraged
immigration
- new law allowed ppl from
former british countris to live &
work in uk without visa,
- result, 60,000
indians & pakistanis
moved to uk by 60's
- ww2 labour
shortages, gov
encouraged
immigration
- since 1960's
other waves of
immigration
- 1972 ugandan dictator expelled
80,000 african asians from country,
uganda been part of british empire
so many held british passports.
28,000 came to UK
- 1970' & 90's
ethiopians and
somalians came to uk
fleeing civil war in east
africa
- 2004 - increase from eastern
europe after new countries
joined european union, eu
citizens can live & work in any
eu country
- 1972 ugandan dictator expelled
80,000 african asians from country,
uganda been part of british empire
so many held british passports.
28,000 came to UK
- most move to urban
areas - demand for
workers.
- few settle in rural areas
- aren't as many jobs.
- mmigrant workers found
employment and
accommodation then helped
others from fam or community
join them in UK
- often move to same areas, set up
communities of ethnic minorities 'chain
migration'
- few settle in rural areas
- aren't as many jobs.
- some spread out more
- many still
concentrated in
urban areas
- some ethnic
minority
population spread
out across UK
- mainly cause children of
immigrants move away
from place of birth
- decline of tranitional industries
late 20th century led to high
unemployment in many old
industrial towns
- children and grandchildren
lived in UK whole lives -
comfortable moving away
- many gone to unis away from
place of birth, settled there
where there are more graduate
jobs
- inter-marriage between ppl
from different ethnic
groups, leave established
area
- decline of tranitional industries
late 20th century led to high
unemployment in many old
industrial towns
- many still
concentrated in
urban areas
- encouraged
in past
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