ISBN:
9789048191024
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xvi, 320 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Understanding population trends and processes v. 3
Series Statement:
Understanding Population Trends and Processes Ser. v.3
Parallel Title:
Print version Ethnicity and Integration
DDC:
305.80941
Keywords:
Assimilation (Sociology)
;
Cultural pluralism
;
Ethnicity Political aspects
;
Acculturation
;
Assimilation (Sociology)
;
Acculturation..
;
Ethnicity ; Political aspects ; Great Britain..
;
Cultural pluralism ; Great Britain
;
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Abstract:
The ethnic composition of Britain's population is changing rapidly as the 21st century progresses. Some commentators predict a catastrophic future of increasing ethnic segregation and community breakdown, whereas others say that the benefits of ethnic pluralism and cultural diversity will lead to a more integrated society. This book addresses many of the key issues and debates associated with ethnicity and integration in Britain. It provides the reader with an enhanced understanding of ethnic population change and residential concentration, ethnic household dynamics, internal and international
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; 1 Ethnicity and Integration; Introduction; Race and Ethnicity; Immigration and Integration; Measuring Ethnic Integration, Diversity and Density; Structure and Spatial Distribution of Ethnic Populations of Britain; Book Structure and Contents; Ethnic Population Change and Residential Concentration; Ethnicity and Household Dynamics; Internal and International Ethnic Migration; Ethnic Identity and Language; Ethnicity and Health; Ethnicity, Crime and Social Cohesion; Ethnic Population Projection; Secondary Data Sources; References
Description / Table of Contents:
2 Ethnic Group Population Change and Integration: A Demographic Perspective on Ethnic GeographiesIntroduction; Measuring Neighbourhood Ethnic Group Population Change; Drivers of Ethnic Group Population Change for England and Wales; Southall Broadway: An Illustration of Neighbourhood Ethnic Group Population Dynamics; Components of Population Change and Ethnic Minority Concentration; Conclusions; References; 3 Ethnic Residential Segregation Change in England and Wales; Introduction; Data and Measures; Enhancing the Population Census; Two Common Measures
Description / Table of Contents:
Population Change and Index Values Over TimePopulation Change; National Index Values Over Time; Index Values for Selected Districts Over Time; Index Values Across Life Stages; Exploring Variations by Age Cohorts; Index Values by Age Cohorts Nationally and for Selected Districts; Conclusions; References; 4 Ethnicity and Fertility in the United Kingdom; Introduction; Methods of Estimating Ethnic Fertility; LFS-Own Child Method to Estimate Age-Specific Fertility Rates; LFS-OCM, a Reverse Survival Technique for Inter-Censal Fertility; OCM Refinements Correcting for Fertility Under-Estimation
Description / Table of Contents:
Variations in the Quantum and Tempo of Childbearing by Ethnic GroupFertility Trends by Ethnicity; Women's Age at Childbearing, Patterns and Changes; The Direct Impact of Immigration on Fertility, 1997--2006; Conclusions; References; 5 Neighbourhood Ethnic Mix and the Formation of Mixed-Ethnic Unions in Britain; Introduction; Theoretical Background; Data and Methods; Patterns of Mixed-Ethnic Unions; Formation of Mixed-Ethnic Unions; The Sample Descriptions; Modelling Results; Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Ethnic Internal Migration in England and Wales: Spatial Analysis Using a District Classification FrameworkIntroduction; Context; Ethnic Population Concentration; The Impact of Immigration on Settled Communities; Internal Migration and Dispersal; Data Sources and Spatial Units; Migration Data; Spatial Units; Ethnic Diversity and Migration Propensity; Ethnic Mix; Age Structure; Geographical Distribution of Ethnic Populations; Internal Migration by Ethnic Group; Intra and Inter-district Shares; Net Migration Balances by Area Type; Age Disaggregation; Conclusions; References
Description / Table of Contents:
7 Do Ethnic Groups Migrate Towards Areas of High Concentration of Their Own Group Within England and Wales
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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