Assets, Aliens or Asylum Seekers? Immigration and the United Kingdom

Autor/in	Haste, Helen
Titel	Assets, Aliens or Asylum Seekers? Immigration and the United Kingdom
Quelle	In: Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 36 (2006) 3, S.327-341 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0033-1538
DOI	10.1007/s11125-006-0010-7
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Public Opinion; Immigration; Immigrants; Citizenship Education; Refugees; Political Attitudes; Adults; Cultural Influences; Racial Factors; Acculturation; Cultural Pluralism; Minority Groups; Terrorism; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Öffentliche Meinung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Flüchtling; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Akkulturation; Kulturpluralismus; Ethnische Minderheit; Terrorismus; Großbritannien
Abstract	British attitudes toward immigrants are complex. The United Kingdom has received regular waves of immigrants, both political and economic asylum seekers and, especially in recent decades, recruited labor from the former nations of the British Empire. Throughout its history, ambivalence among the Britons is seen due to these developments. In this article, the author examines the data on British attitudes to immigrants. The author considers two areas: research on adult populations; and research on young people. The first gives a picture of the current cultural spectrum; the second articulates this for young people and also provides possible pointers for education. Due to the current context of anxieties about terrorism, the author draws mainly on recent public opinion polls. The first finding is that "race and immigration" fluctuate in the extent to which they are seen as important issues. Concern about immigration surfaced in other contexts in public opinion polls. The extent of concern about immigration is apparent also in the desire for stronger laws. The findings overall show that immigrants feel well integrated into British society and are committed to being "British. The author also discusses his views on the results of the study. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10