Case studies – different types of migration

Answer the following questions in the box below –

Write 2 experiences all groups faced in the box below 

What drew people to come to Britain? 

What were the things that pushed people to leave their country? 

When did they arrive?  

What sort of attitudes were the norm? 

All the cultural communities that have come to the UK over the last 100 years have faced prejudice, discrimination and racism. Racial tensions, race riots across England (including the Midlands, Northern towns, and London) have contributed to processes of (self-) segregation between the different cultural groups across the country. 

Prejudice and stereotypes can result in discrimination, and racism when people (who are in the majority and have more power) behave and act based on their prejudice and stereotypes against individuals or groups (who are in the minority and have less power). Through this discriminatory behaviour, people are denied their cultural identity, causing social tensions and conflicts.  Taken to the extreme, this can become persecution. 

Activity : Look at the Word Cloud  

Have you ever experienced discrimination? What was it like? If you haven’t, how do you imagine it makes people feel?  

Xenophobia, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes may be the main cause of cultural (self-) segregation in a community. Cultural/ethnic segregation describes the process when the native community segregates from the minority communities, and self-segregation describes the process when the minority communities choose to separate themselves from the native community. People can live spatially segregated from each other (e.g.  living in culturally divided neighbourhoods), or they live in the same area but are still segregated from each other, as they experience very little to no meaningful interaction in their everyday lives with people from the other communities. 

The result of racial/ethnic segregation is to co-exist, next to each other, rather than to actively interact/engage with each other. 

We know that (self-) segregation is a consequence of the difficulties of living in a diverse society.  

We know segregation doesn’t help us make an inclusive and harmonious society. 

Where are there opportunities for people from different communities to interact with each other in your community? How could more interactions be encouraged/ facilitated?