Britian's Minority Groups - Essay Example

Download file to see previous pages... gnized that Indian minority group is the largest one, followed by Pakistani, Caribbean, African and Bangladeshi (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 2003). The spread of British ethnic minorities has occurred not only because of the historical colonial expansion in India, Africa, and the Caribbean and refuge sheltering due to political and economic instability but also because of the need to seek employment, education, and higher fertility rates (Makgosa 2012).
While there is information available to the overall demographics of these ethnic minority groups living in the UK, there is not much evidence about their contribution to the various aspects of the life of the UK. In addition to ethnic minority groups in the UK, there are religious (Muslim) and sexual minorities that have influenced the life of the UK. The aim of this research is to investigate in what ways have various Britain’s minority groups made a substantial economic, social, political and cultural contribution to the life of the UK and to analyze what factors may have impeded that contribution. The research does not include individual contributions of the famous people representing ethnic or race minority in Britain, but only the contributions of the minority groups.
Minority group can be defined as group of individuals “whose physical appearance or cultural characteristics are defined as being different from the traits of the dominant group and that result in their being set apart for different and unequal treatment (Dunn 2010, 4). While there are recognized various minority groups based on the ethnic, linguistic, religious, gender, sex, and other characteristics, this research is focused on the race/ethnic, religious, and sexual minority groups. As it has been already mentioned, there was a significant inflow of migrants over the UK’s history. This historical aspect makes Britain a multi-ethnic society, where a considerable share of the population of the country is belonging to an ethnic ...Download file to see next pagesRead More