Multicultural Communities<\/p>\n
Despite the apparent racial mix in many cities, a significant number of immigrants choose to live with people from similar areas and away from others with different ethnicity and culture. This represents segregation.<\/p>\n
Why do people chose to cluster in the same area as their fellow immigrants:
\n\u00b7 support from others – people feel safe and secure when they can associate with other people from the same background. There is a sense of belonging and protection from racial abuse
\n\u00b7 a familiar culture – in a strange country, there is comfort from being with people who have similar ideas and beliefs and speak the same language
\n\u00b7 specialist facilities – in many areas these are provided so that, for example, Sikhs can worship in a Gurdwara and Moslems in a mosque. Familiar foodstuffs will be
\n available in shops
\n\u00b7 safety in numbers – people have a stronger voice if they are heard as a groups, rather than individually
\n\u00b7 employment factors – immigrant groups tend to do low-paid jobs or have a high rate of unemployment. They have limited money and so can only afford cheaper housing in
\n certain parts of the city, usually inner city areas <\/p>\n
The attempts made to integrate different ethnic groups and reduce segregation:
\n\u00b7 increasing children’s achievement by improving educational provision and opportunities in deprived areas; and seeking to improve literacy in areas where English can be a
\n second language
\n\u00b7 increasing employment through initiatives to ensure basic skills and access to information and training
\n\u00b7 increasing community involvement by ensuring that the needs of minority groups are understood and met
\n\u00b7 providing facilities that encourage meetings of all sections of a community rather than separate ethnic groups
\nInteresting map
\nThe world’s most racist countries. People in different countries were ask who would they most not like to live next to. The % shown is the % of people who answered with ‘a person of a different race’.
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