Cultural diversity + Inequalities within Manchester

• What is cultural diversity?

  The variation of nationality, race and tradition urban area often have high integration of different cultures due to immigration a key influence of cultural diversity areas such as Manchester and New York have high levels of diversity
• Why does cultural diversity flourish in Urban environments?

  Most Jobs occur in urban enviroments they is a diversity of job market

  Unskilled and skilled

  There is also local airports, cities are the first point of entrance

  There is also already existing communities such as Indian which can welcome immigrants. There may also be specialist shops
• What is Diaspora?


  i.e. -> Prestwich Orthodox Jewish community or polish people

  A large group of people with a similar homeland or heritage which have settled elsewhere in the world
• What is a Ghetto 


  An area of a city where the population is almost exclusively made up of an ethnic or cultural minority such a Brick Lane Bangladeshi community
• What are the Positives to cultural diversity


  Rise of cultural events such as cities Chinese new year's parade, Eid. Increase religious buildings such as mosques, temples and large multi-cultural food markets and food stalls, specialised food stalls e.g. polish in Rochdale - This has led to interculturalism

  Research by the University of Manchester also reveals there is dispersal of minorities and also rise in Hybrid identities people identify as British

  Immigration also leads to economic boost as migrants fill labour shortages
• Issues with cultural diversity

  Increased pressure on urban services such as social housing and healthcare  Varied educational achievement, as people attend their local school, there becomes limited diversity within schools, also immigrants with EAL do not have the same opportunities as there is limited provisions from councils. Wealth enclaves such as Mayfair are home to millionaires even wealthy brits cannot afford these locations due to the demand and foreign investment 
• What are some issues associated with limited intercultralism?


  Social segration based upon ethnicity – this is not a major issue in the UK but in other countries such as America and Europe minorities feel isolated away from wider society, due to their own traditions, cultural practices and language there is limited integration leading to Ghettos Racial tensions often occurs which leads to people feeling excluded and unsafe such as in the 2024 riots stirred by online hatred many migrants felt unsafe. 
• What policies have been implemented in to reduce issues with

  -Open days in mosques post terrist attacks to reduce islamopobia