Diversity In The United Kingdom

Diversity in the United Kingdom

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Introduction.

Diversity and Demographic changes in the last two decades within the United Kingdom, shift in

political alliances, increase in immigration and changes in economic and regional alliances

influences intercultural factors. For instance, perceptions of limitations in proactive civil rights

due to increasing arrival of immigrants could affect education policies within the United

Kingdom. Among the young population, forms of discrimination based on ethnicity, income

inequalities, and political affiliations limit the cohesiveness in the society, leading to conflicts

that affect interpersonal relationships. diversity and demographic change along race, inequality

gaps, and based on regions that an individual derives have negative implications on diversity

within the United Kingdom (Ahmed, 2012). Among the senior populations, political and

socioeconomic changes lead to new lifestyles, that is difficult to adopt or becomes assimilated.

Events including leading the customs union in the European Union have cultural implications, as

it limits sharing of ideas, life values, and diversification of careers. Becoming Eurosceptic due to

fears of demographic, population and welfare economic changes encourages senior citizens in

the United Kingdom to favor limitations on limit civil rights of non-residents. This causes

discrimination of immigrants and other individuals who do not share similar ideologies. Among

school populations, inequality gaps create the perception of expensive education, making

affected individuals to attribute it to unexpected changes from population growth (Meyer, &

Benavot, 2013). Lack of consensus on education policies, socioeconomic and political

pragmatism leads to the limitation of progress.

The United Kingdom is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but research shows

that some of the poorest people are found in this nation. Social inequality and lack of

diversification is defined as the relational process that limits and harms the status, class, and

social circle of a group (Zilanawala, et al. 2015). The social difference is observed in occupation,

access to credit, family, and neighborhood as well as in occupation satisfaction. Additionally,

multicultural effects on minority groups such as immigrants experience social inequality in

freedom of speech, access to education, housing quality, voting rights, health care, and

transportation (Denny, 2018). Disparities exist in various groups including, races, religions,

countries, and ethnicity. Social inequality makes people have specific behaviors towards people

of different groups and as a result creates an adverse effect that limits people from generating

opportunities for themselves. In the United Kingdom, the Asian community and immigrants of

African origin are among the fastest growing group, but they receive minimal attention regarding

racial equality (Kostakopoulou, 2010).

Stereotypes within the British community

A study suggests that the stereotypes within the British community have some benefits to the

immigrants because they make the racial group diverse. At the workplace and school,

immigrants have a high opportunity of getting employment and being admitted in a good school

as compared to the other minority groups. However, the study informs that the stereotypes have

some disadvantages and as a result have a negative impact on the lives of the immigrants.

Research shows that African Immigrants have a paradoxical position in United Kingdom because

they are successful and marginal (Vertigans, 2010). Additionally, the wealth, education, and

income of the other groups including Asians living in the United Kingdom are equal or more

than that one of the Britons. However, this group is still sidelined like the rest of the minority

groups. Various British Asians stereotypes exist, and they can be seen in the social media and the

media and as a result, affects the social life of the British Asians. At the workplace, the British

Asians earn less than Britons despite the fact that their education is equal or more than the white

British majority. Furthermore, it is hard for British Asians in the United Kingdom to have a

managerial position even if the educational background is the same as the white British workers

(Maxwell, 2010).

Islamophobia in the United Kingdom

Islamophobia has to be addressed, and the best way to deal with it must start with the

government. First, the United Kingdom government should adopt the fact that Islamophobia is in

a way anti-muslim racism. Muslims have been sidelined by some policies, and all types of

discriminations are wrong to say the least. Policies should be developed to tackle all sorts of

discrimination be it racial or otherwise. Secondly, all public services should be able to gather

data about all groups of faith including non-faith groups. However, this must also apply to other

private and charity sectors (2010, 2010). This will be instrumental in monitoring responses to all

forms of ethnicity. There should be emphasis laid on the equality of people regardless of their

faith, societies whether they are led civilly or religiously should strive to work together as one to

build a common and solid ground that will fight against all forms of racism and discrimination.

Local governments and the people in power should ensure that regulations and rules are tougher

on the people or person that will promote bigotry. Resources and funds should be allocated for

the crimes to be dealt with more effectively. Another measure that could be used in dealing with

Islamophobia could be regarding the government shifting its focus to bring down the levels of

child poverty and introduce measured that will be wider in anti-poverty campaigns (Meyer, &

Benavot, 2013). Since poverty levels of the Muslims in countries such as United Kingdomare

generally high so that they can experience equality.

Race, ethnicity, and class discriminations in the United Kingdom

Regarding position in class, the British Muslims are said to be doing better than any other group

in immigrant group within the United Kingdom. However, the study revealed that the ethnicity

has both poor and rich people just like any other group in the country. The people in the bottom

forties have different lives as compared to the people in the top twenties (Denny, 2018).

Categorizing people into races within the United Kingdom has benefits and risks to the entire

humanity. Both positive and negative stereotypes have risks and benefits because it lumps people

from different places in one group. For instance, British Asians consist of people from China,

Korea, and Bangladesh (Medrano, 2010). These people have different characteristics, but due to

ethnic categorization, they are seen as the same group. Since the British Asians are regarded as

hardworking, many people expect a lot from them, and as a result, their life choices are limited.

The ethnic group is considered to be a model, which is a critic in other races. The term model

minority was created in the 1980s in which the White British described an increase in the level of

education and economic status among the British Muslims and British Asians as compared to

other minority groups in the country (Algan, et al, 2010). The term is a way of justifying the

position of the immigrants in the socioeconomic food chain in the United Kingdom.

Additionally, the word explains race and class discrimination against the other races (Denny,

2018). The category relies mostly on cultural reductionism because the immigrants are said to

have a lot of emphasis on education and ethics in the workplace. The assumptions are also

xenophobic in which only the best and the bright people from the Middle East and African

countries make to go to the United Kingdom and European Union.

Conclusion

Challenges to diversity and demographic changes in the United Kingdom are prevalent, in which

the minority groups go through discrimination in the society. The population of British Asians,

British Muslims and immigrants and has been growing at a high rate especially in academics and

workplace probably because of the stereotypes associated with the race. The group is associated

with being good academically and has good work ethics. Recently, Asians have matched the

whites regarding wealth, education, and job positions. However, they still occupy a paradoxical

status in the society. The stereotypes hold the non-Britons back because they feel that they have

to prove the stereotypes right. Being excellent in mathematics and science means that one has to

be superior in education and, in the case of failure in school, one is regarded as a failure in life.

As a result, it sometimes leads to depression and even suicide. Additionally, immigrants and

disadvantaged groups based on race and other factors could have unique physical features that

they have been made to believe that they are not attractive. Therefore, the existence of racial

groups in the United Kingdom has adapted to a unique way of life in which they only associate

with people from their race.

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