FAMILY AND ETHNICITY

TO UNDERSTAND DIVERSITY OF FAMILY

FORMS WITHIN ASIAN AND AFRO-CARRIBEAN

COMMUNITIES.

What do Sociologists mean by Family Diversity?

What external factors have led to more diverse family forms in the UK?

Two ethnic groups settled here after the war.

Immigration in the 1950s and 1960s led to a significant Afro-Caribbean and Asian population.

The Afro-Caribbean’s were invited here to work. They came mostly from Jamaica, but also from other Caribbean Islands to work.

The Asian community, which came from South East Asian countries such as India, Bangladesh and pakistan, began settling here in 1960s. Many worked in the textiles factories.

Read pages 150-151.

Read about Afro-Caribbean and Asian families. Note down:

• Aspects of their family forms

• How they differ from the traditional Nuclear Family.

Afro-Caribbean community.• Afro-Caribbean women in Britain are far more likely

to be lone parents than other ethnic groups.

• They are more likely to be economically independent as well.

• They also often have a good family support network including parents , grandparents and sisters.

• This goes back to the Caribbean where there is a long history of men playing a very little part in the life of the family.

• This type of family is described as matrifocal –centred on the mother.

Asian Community

• Many Asian immigrants have come from countries where family ties, ideas of honour and loyalty are strong. Marriage was between two families and not two individuals.

• Coming to Britain meant isolation for many families, especially the women. Communities were built around ethnic groups, caste attachments and through marriage.

• Young Asian’s might be torn between their parents wish for an arranged marriage and their own more western ideas – wishing to have more choice and say over who they marry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVSlbS5gn00&safe=active

Arranged marriages

What stereotypes does this challenge about arranged marriages?

Arranged marriage vs Forced marriage.

What is a forced marriage?

A forced marriage happens when one or both participants are coerced into matrimony –without their free consent. They may have been emotionally blackmailed, physically threatened or abused.

What is a forced marriage?

• Statistics about forced marriage.

Make some observations about who is effected by forced marriage.

• Unholy matrimony

• Honour attacks figures 2011

• https://www.gov.uk/forced-marriage

• What do Sociologists mean by family diversity? (4 marks).