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Migration

Abigail Courtness Sociology A2 Inglês 15 flashcards

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1Define ImmigrationPeople coming into the country
2Why does the kind of people immigrating change over time?Depends on the situation - global crisis
3What group of people is increasingly migrating to the UK?Females are now coming more than ever
4What are the factors that make an individual come to a country?Push and Pull factors
5Define Push FactorsFactors that make someone want to leave their country e.g. economic recession
6Define Pull FactorsFactors that make someone want to come to a country e.g. higher wages
7What is the impact of immigration?Increases population size
Alters the age structure
8Why is an increase in population size significant?Without immigration our population size would be shrinking
9What is an altering in age structure?Lower the average age of the population both directly and indirectly
10How does migration lower the age of the population directly?They are generally younger people
11How does migration lower the age of the population indirectly?Being younger themselves they usually have children once here
12Define AssimilationIt encourages migrants to adopt: language, culture and values of the host culture
13Define multiculturalismAccepts migrants may want to keep some of their cultural identity but acceptance may be limited
14What is an example of shallow diversity?Making chicken tikka masala as Britain's national dish
15What is an example of deep diversity?Arranged marriages and the veiling of women - not accepted by the state

Descrição: A2 Sociology (Families and Households) FlashCards sobre Migration, criado por Abigail Courtness em 30-01-2017.
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