Identity
- Identity is how we see ourselves and how others see us. People have multiple identities: national, regional, ethnic, religious, and linked to family, age, gender and interests.
- Someone might feel Guernsey, British and European at the same time, as well as being a student and a footballer.
Migration and diversity
- The UK has a long history of migration: Huguenots in the 1600s, Irish migration in the 1800s, and the Windrush generation from the Caribbean from 1948.
- Commonwealth migration after the Second World War, EU free movement (until 2020) and refugees have all shaped modern Britain.
- Push factors (such as war or poverty) and pull factors (such as jobs or family) explain why people move. Immigration is when people move into a country; emigration is when they leave.
- Benefits of diversity: new skills, workers for public services, culture, food and ideas. Challenges: pressure on housing and services in some areas, and prejudice.
Community cohesion
- Community cohesion means people from different backgrounds getting on well together, with a shared sense of belonging.
- It is supported by shared values (democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance), equality laws, and community events.
- Prejudice is a negative attitude towards a group; discrimination is treating people unfairly because of it.
Key terms
- Identity
- How we see ourselves and how others see us.
- Multiple identities
- Having several identities at the same time.
- Immigration
- People moving into a country to live.
- Emigration
- People leaving a country to live elsewhere.
- Windrush generation
- Caribbean migrants who came to the UK from 1948.
- Community cohesion
- People from different backgrounds getting on well together.
- Prejudice
- A negative attitude towards a group of people.
- Discrimination
- Treating people unfairly because of a characteristic.