The presence of several distinctcultural or ethnic groups within a society
what is an absolutist?
when someone believes there is a clear right and wrong view e.g. Enoch Powell expressing his hatred of the immigration into the UK in the ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech
what is a relativist?
when someone believes that right and wrong is relative to the situation e.g. Pope Francis ‘it is very important, because my religious life became richer with his (other religions) explanations
what did the expansion of the EU see?
rise of immigration into the UK - established the free movement of workers
immigrants brought with them their..?
own languages, cultures and religions, some assumed they would adopt the language, dress and religion of the ukhowever many retained their own culturalidentity
through the 60s and 70s…?
the need to recognise the cultural identity of minority groups became apparent, and by the 80s, there was a general recognition of ‘multiculturalism’
what did some see multiculturalism as?
a threat to core nationalvalues and traditions and destructive to national identity
what do some argue that multiculturalism leads to?
a lack of social cohesion because there is no agreed scheme of though with which everyone agrees
jewish communities had been well established for many years without threatening national identity BUT…?
the influx of Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims after the war made multiculturalism more visible
however, many supported multiculturalism and believed that…?
the culture of each group in a multicultural society should be respected, celebrated and understood in terms of their origins. Multiculturalism was seen as a way to promote tolerance and equality, there should be mutual engagement and dialogue
1948 - the wind rush generation…
In the aftermath of ww2, new transport systems, the nhs and more needed workers so people from all over the commonwealth came to the uk to fill the labourshortage
1956 - the Hungarian revolution…
the end of ww2 brought huge political changes in eastern and central Europe, soviet takeover in Hungary so thousands of politicalrefugees fled to the west