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Minorities 'feel more British'
(UKPA) – 4 days ago

Ethnic minorities living in the UK feel more British than their white counterparts, new research has revealed.

Muslims are the most likely of all groups to identify with the concept of "Britishness", the Institute for Social and Economic Research study found.

The report's authors say the results rubbish suggestions that ethnic groups are unwilling or unable to integrate into British society and show that fears over the negative impacts of immigration on cultural identity are considerably overstated.
The study, named Understanding Society, looked at the socio-economic circumstances of people living in 40,000 UK households.

Occupants were asked a series of questions, including how important on a scale of one to 10, being British was to them.
Pakistanis scored the highest with an average of 7.76 - despite common presumptions that they associate more strongly with their own national identity than to where they are living now.

Bangladeshi and Indian groups came second and third respectively, while the white population scored the lowest with an average of 6.58.

The study also found that identification with Britishness is higher among the children and grandchildren of migrants.
The research will be presented next week at the Economic and Social Research Council Research Methods Festival by Dr Alita Nandi.

She said: "Our research shows that people we might assume would feel very British, in fact do not - while others who we might assume would not associate themselves with feelings of Britishness, in fact do."
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Pakistanis scored the highest with an average of 7.76 - despite common presumptions that they associate more strongly with their own national identity than to where they are living now.

white population scored the lowest with an average of 6.58.

Muslims are the most likely of all groups to identify with the concept of "Britishness"

Pakistanis scored the highest with an average of 7.76 - despite common presumptions that they associate more strongly with their own national identity than to where they are living now.

A 2009 survey of the attitudes of British Muslims found 77% said they identified "very strongly" with the UK, compared to 50% of the general public.[10] However, only 7% of Muslims in Britain think of themselves as British first, with 81% thinking of themselves as Muslim first.[11] 40% of British Muslims want Sharia in the UK,[12] and 28% of British Muslims want Britain to be an Islamic state.[13]... A survey of young British muslims revealed that there has been a significant rise in Islamic fundamentalism amongst the younger generation. 36% of 16-24 year olds believe if a Muslim converts to another religion they should be punished by death, compared to 19% of 55+ year old muslims, 13% of 16-24 year olds admire organisations like Al-Quaeda compared to 3% of 55+ year olds. 61% of the questioned agree that homosexuality should be illegal, and 31 % agree that Muslim conversion should be forbidden and punishable by death.[15] Majority of British Muslim have strongly conservative views on moral issues such as extra-marital sex.[16] They differ dramatically from the views held by the rest of the British population.[10] 68% of British Muslims support the arrest and prosecution of anyone who insults Islam.[17]

“Many people seem to manage dual identities, and it’s interesting to note that in all the ethnic groups we looked at British identity increases from generation to generation, while within the majority white population many maintain strong non-British identities, such as Scots or Welsh.”

58% of American Christians justified killing civilians for some reason, same question was asked to American Muslims and only 21% justified killing of civilians.

Surely the question should be why Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Indian descended Britons are ahead of the white Britons?

shafique wrote:But when it comes to condoning violence, which is after all what really matters when examining hype about minorities being a threat, we again find that Muslims are less likely to justify it than say American Christians:

shafique wrote:No red herrings, just facts.

shafique wrote:But when it comes to condoning violence, which is after all what really matters when examining hype about minorities being a threat, we again find that Muslims are less likely to justify it than say American Christians:

Muslims are the most likely of all groups to identify with the concept of "Britishness"

The report's authors say the results rubbish suggestions that ethnic groups are unwilling or unable to integrate into British society and show that fears over the negative impacts of immigration on cultural identity are considerably overstated.

"Our research shows that people we might assume would feel very British, in fact do not - while others who we might assume would not associate themselves with feelings of Britishness, in fact do."

jackpott wrote:Fact is, freedom of expression is a core British value.

shafique wrote:whether the vocal few were correct in their xenophobia.

shafique wrote:The data is very credible, 40,000 surveyed - with "1000 adults from each of the following ethnic groups: Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Caribbean and African"

Pakistanis scored the highest with an average of 7.76 - despite common presumptions that they associate more strongly with their own national identity than to where they are living now.

rayznack wrote:As usual, you ignore countervailing evidence and dismiss critics of your flimsy fantasies as "xenophobes".

To actually admit there are rational objections regarding this topic means you'd have to do more than name call and put your head in the sand when confronted with opposing facts and arguments.

shafique wrote:Facts will undo your rants every time.

Pakistanis scored the highest with an average of 7.76 - despite common presumptions that they associate more strongly with their own national identity than to where they are living now.

shafique wrote:and they'd all say they were from America when asked where they were from.