Ethnicity and Integration (eBook) von John Stillwell

Ethnicity and Integration.- Ethnic Group Population Change and Integration: A Demographic Perspective on Ethnic Geographies.- Ethnic Residential Segregation Change in England and Wales.- Ethnicity and Fertility in the United Kingdom.- Neighbourhood Ethnic Mix and the Formation of Mixed-Ethnic Unions in Britain.- Ethnic Internal Migration in England and Wales: Spatial Analysis Using a District Classification Framework.- Do Ethnic Groups Migrate Towards Areas of High Concentration of Their Own Group Within England and Wales?.- Understanding the Impact of Immigration on the Labour Market Outcomes of British Workers.- Black Africans in England: A Diversity of Integration Experiences.- Ethnic Differences in Physical Activity and Obesity.- Racial Discrimination and Health: Exploring the Possible Protective Effects of Ethnic Density.- Ethnic Variation in Crime-Related Experiences: A Statistical Comparison of Asian and Black Responses on the British Crime Survey 20012007.- Exploring the Links Between Population Heterogeneity and Perceptions of Social Cohesion in England.- Ethnic Group Populations: The Components for Projection, Demographic Rates and Trends.

Robustandforensicanalysisofrelevantdatasupportedbyscienti?cmethodologies is key to challenging contemporary debates around the use and abuse of race statistics.Controversiessurroundingthecollection,interpretationanduseofrace, ethnicityandethnicgroupdatahavealonghistory.BeingrootedinEugenics,this area of study has sparked intense reactions over the years. The abuse of race statisticsisnotonlyapparentduringtimesofuncertaintybuthasbeenentrenchedin social policies and political discourses in Britain since the 1950s. The collection of research studies in this book is therefore much needed and timely, not least becauseofrecentdebatessurroundingthenatureandinteractionsofminorityethnic populationsinBritain. The numbers game is not new in British political discourses but took a nasty turnpost9/11andpeakedpost7/7 withdiversitybeingnegativelyassociatedwith concernsinrelationtopopulationsegregation,communitycon?ictsandterrorism. This book effectively debunks several myths and misinterpretions pertaining to populationdiversity,spatialdensityandthenatureofsocialrelationshipsbetween minority and majority groups. More importantly, armed with scienti?c evidence, it challenges the claim that spatial segregation along ethnic and racial lines is necessarily an indication of community tensions, social fragmentation and communitycon?icts. Despite the obvious bene?ts of valid and reliable data on population diversity for understanding social change and improving social conditions, there was little appetiteonthepartoftheBritishGovernmenttoformallycollectnationalstatistics onethnicityuntil1991.Notwithstandingthis,thechaptersinthisbookdemonstrate thatdatafromthe1991and2001Censusescan,despitetheirlimitations,provide Kay Hampton (BA Hons, MA, PhD, FRSA, FHEA) is Professor in Communities and Race Relations at the Glasgow Caledonian University. She was Chair, Deputy Chair and Scottish Commissioner on the Commission for Racial Equality (20032007) and Commissioner on the EqualityandHumanRightsCommission(20062009).SheiscurrentlyaCommissionerforthe ScottishHumanRightsCommission. 1 ThebombingsoftheTwinTowersinNewYorkon9September2001andtheLondonbombings on7July2005. v vi Foreword useful baseline statistics for conducting in-depth, analytical studies in contested areasofraceandethnicity.