Survey reveals half of children of migrants families feel ‘white British’Posted in Articles, Census/Demographics, Identity Development/Psychology, New Media, Social Science, United Kingdom on 2012-03-08 20:43Z by Steven |
Survey reveals half of children of migrants families feel ‘white British’
Daily Mail
2012-03-08
Steve Doughty
More than half the children of immigrant families now count themselves as both white and British, a survey revealed yesterday.
The findings show that more than one in six of those people who call themselves white British were in fact born abroad, or their parents or grandparents came from somewhere else in the world.
Even among children of mixed-race parents, more than a third say they are ‘white British’ when asked how they identify themselves…
…It found: ‘Those of minority ethnicity typically express a stronger British identity than the white British majority.
‘This is true of UK and non-UK born minorities, though the non-UK born across all groups express a lower sense of British identity.’
Researchers Alita Nandi and Lucinda Platt said: ‘This might be regarded as a positive melting pot story…
…Even among people themselves born abroad, who make up 11 per cent of the population, just over one in six describe themselves as white British.
Fewer than a third, 30 per cent, of people with mixed-race parents described their identity as ‘mixed’.
However a greater number, 35 per cent, say they are white British…
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