| - 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 |
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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 |
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Have a set base → Are not forced to move for economic reasons → Freedom of choosing where to live |