4.5.7

Globalisation

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The Effects of Globalisation

Immigration and globalisation leads to greater cultural and social diversity but can also cause new types of crime and exploitation.

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EU migration

  • There has been a steady increase in migrants coming to the UK from other EU countries, as well as an increase in British citizens living and working in other EU countries.
  • In 2015, EU immigration accounted for about half of all immigration into the UK.
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Undocumented immigrants

  • There are more undocumented (illegal) immigrants in the UK, ‘pulled’ by the prospect of better living standards and ‘pushed’ by poverty and the lack of opportunity in their own country.
  • Undocumented immigrants are often exploited by UK employers and are often the victim of people trafficking and, in some cases, modern-day slavery.
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Asylum seekers

  • The number of asylum seekers has also grown.
  • In March 2014 there were about 24,000 people seeking asylum in the UK, escaping persecution, torture and death in their country of origin.
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Globalisation

  • Immigration and globalisation leads to greater cultural diversity, as different cultures and ways of life come into contact with each other; this includes, styles of dress, music, food and religion.
  • Migrants are less likely to see themselves as belonging to one culture or country and a more likely to adopt hybrid identities (i.e. from more then one culture/country).
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Social changes

  • Immigration leads to more diversity within families.
  • Such as larger families or partners from different cultural backgrounds.
  • Immigration might also lead to new types of crime, such as people-trafficking and enforced prostitution.
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Eriksen (2007)

  • Digital communication has sped up the process of globalisation.
  • Eriksen argues that globalisation has impacted migration patterns whereby peoples’ movements are transient as opposed to permanently settling in another place.
  • The outcome is that individuals may no longer affiliate with one culture in particular and instead may adopt a more transnational identity.
  • Individuals may therefore be less likely to assimilate into the culture of the host nation.

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1Theory & Methods

2Education with Methods in Context

3Option 1: Culture & Identity

4Option 1: Families & Households

5Option 1: Health

6Option 1: Work, Poverty & Welfare

7Option 2: Beliefs in Society

8Option 2: Global Development

9Option 2: The Media

10Crime & Deviance

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