Heath, Anthony and Demireva, Neli (2014) Has multiculturalism failed in Britain? Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37 (1). pp. 161-180. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.808754
Heath, Anthony and Demireva, Neli (2014) Has multiculturalism failed in Britain? Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37 (1). pp. 161-180. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.808754
Heath, Anthony and Demireva, Neli (2014) Has multiculturalism failed in Britain? Ethnic and Racial Studies, 37 (1). pp. 161-180. DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2013.808754
Abstract
This paper subjects the criticisms advanced against multiculturalism to empirical test. It asks whether ethno-religious groups lead ?parallel lives? and, in consequence, fail to integrate with the wider society. It looks in particular at the alleged corrosive effects of multiculturalism, specifically at the maintenance of an ethnic rather than a British identity, social distance from white people and willingness to contemplate violent protest, but finds that all groups alike have displayed major change across the generations in the direction of a British identity and reduced social distance. It finds no evidence that rates of intergenerational change have been slower among ethno-religious groups that have made successful claims for cultural recognition. In contrast, lower levels of integration are associated with perceptions of individual or group discrimination.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | multiculturalism; generations; bonding social capital; social distance; national identity; violent protest |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology and Criminology, Department of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 15 Aug 2013 19:40 |
Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2024 16:34 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/7363 |
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