1st generation immigrants 2nd generation immigrants
- Still very much connected to their home countries/ countries of origin → Feel like their home will always be the country they came from Not as connected as the parents to their country of origin
They don’t have that many opportunities because they immigrated as young adults (maybe without education) → They have physical jobs Feel more like a Brit and less like a, e.g., Pakistani than their parents
Earn money in low-paying jobs primarily for their family (back home) → Confused, unsure, ambivalent about their cultural identity
Might struggle a lot with integrating into Western societies They have the possibility to get a good education → Free to choose their jobs → Are not bound to physical jobs
Have closer connection to the values of their home country and to their religion They don’t have the obligation/the responsibility to earn money for their family (back home) → It is possible that they focus a bit more on themselves
They had to emigrate for econmic reasons Are more likely to integrate (easily) into Western societies
Don’t have such a close connection to the values of their parent’s home country and to their religion → Clash between British values and Pakistani values
Have a set base → Are not forced to move for economic reasons → Freedom of choosing where to live