Demography and ethnicity
Case studies from Bradford
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3653704 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Simpson (0000-0002-0935-6113, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-107 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.1997.9976577 |
| OpenAlex | W2070479564 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 13 |
Demographic analysis with an ethnic group dimension has a reputation for crude assumptions, and interpretation which is of more relevance to governmental politics of immigration policy than to the reality of Europe's diverse communities. The analyses presented here suggest a different, positive potential for ethnic or racial demography. In a large local district with diverse cultures and many languages, demographic work has supported the development of race relations policy and improved the understanding of both local and national government. In one example, an analysis of sex‐ratios among school children quantifies how the concern of parents for appropriate schooling for their daughters led 500 Muslim girls to be missing from Bradford schools. In a second example, proof of the extent of international marriages in Bradford helped to save specific government funding to support the schooling of children with a mother tongue other than English. While the origin of nationally standardised ethnic categories may be confused and not directed at a single useful aim, they have in these contexts been essential. The demographic patterns that indicate social trends are often so distinct that they are apparent from secondary analysis of existing data sources
Census · Demographic analysis · Demographic economics · Ethnic group · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Population · Reputation · Social science · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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UK immigration policy
Race, consanguinity and social features in Birmingham babies
Britain's Black Population
Religious and ethnic identity among young Muslim women in Bradford
Demographic Survey of the British Colonial Empire
The Other Languages of England
A Census User's Handbook
The uses of 'ethnic data' in education
Demographic Survey of the British Colonial Empire
| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 2011 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |