How do ethnic minority rates of mobility compare with those among the white British? Do patterns work differently for the 1st generation, for whom migration may disrupt processes of classmobility and stability, from later generations?Explain

CSI 22: The social mobility of ethnic minorities Summary

Migrants (the 1st generation) who were born abroad experienced net downward mobility

Among the 2nd generation, who were born or educated in Britain, rates of upward mobility were similar tothose of the white British from the same class backgrounds

Gender differences in the mobility chances of ethnic minorities are similar to those found among the white British

The mobility chances of 2nd generation minorities are shaped by their social class origins in much the sameway as among their white British peers

But the 2nd generation, especially the black Caribbeans and black Africans, continues to have substantially greater risks of unemployment than their white British peers from similar class originsIntroductionBritain has become increasingly diverse over the past decades, with the size of the ethnic minority population increasing to 14% at the 2011 Census. Moreover, a large proportion of ethnic minority individuals are now born in Britain, and hold British citizenship. So we should not equate ethnic minorities with migrants. Indeed, there are many reasons for expecting the experiences of British-born minorities to differ from those of migrants born abroad and coming to Britain as adults. Issues of social mobility are important as they relate closely to whether migrants and their children experience equality of opportunity in Britain.

Answer the following questions:

How do ethnic minority rates of mobility compare with those among the white British?

Do patterns work differently for the 1st generation, for whom migration may disrupt processes of classmobility and stability, from later generations?

Do we find greater gender differences in mobility chances among people of Pakistani or Bangladeshibackground than among the white British?

Does ethnicity trump class? Specifically, do class origins have lesser impact on the class destinations ofminorities than they do for the majority?

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