Ethnic Differences

What has helped create greater ethnic differences in Britain?

Immigration since the 1950's

Who argues British culture is becoming more individualistic and compared family life among three broad ethnic groups in the late 1990's?

Berthoud

What are these three broad ethnic groups?

Black, British South Asian, and White British families

Black families have a higher proportion of _________ households which are most likely to ____________ as are 90% of them

Lone parent

Be headed by women

Mirza argues that the higher rate of lone parent families among black people is not a result of disorganisation, but rather…

Reflects the high value that black women place on independence

British South Asian families are more traditional with…

Higher rates of marriage and low rates of cohabitation and divorce

Such households sometimes contain three…

Generations but most are nuclear than extended

Bangladeshi and Pakistani wives are usually…

Full time homemakers due to the belief of traditional gender roles

White British Families: lower marriage, higher cohabitation, smaller family sizes, lower TFR

This pits old fashioned values against…

Modern individualism

In Berthoud's view, despite differences, all three ethnic family types were moving in the…

Same direction away from traditional norms and moving towards increased individualism and personal choice in relationships