Wider Outcomes of Tensions
Geography: Edexcel A Level, topic 6.4.4
Wider Outcomes of Tensions over Ethnic Diversity
There have been outcomes at a larger, national level, from tensions over ethnic diversity in the UK.
Far-right political groups
- There has been an increase in the visibility of far-right political groups.
- E.g. the English Defence League (EDL) and their marches in towns such as Rotherham and Luton.
ISIS
- Some people state there has also been an increase in Muslim fundamentalism and extremism.
- Several people, including young women, have travelled to Syria to be jihadists for Islamic State (IS).
Refugees and asylum seekers
- There are locations where the concentration of refugees and asylum seekers is extremely high.
- E.g. Glasgow had over 3,100 asylum seekers (2017), many of whom are housed in high rise blocks in the suburbs and suffer a sense of social exclusion.
- The lack of mutual understanding between local and immigrant populations may create further issues for the culturally diverse population in the UK.
- E.g. the burqa controversy in August 2018.
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