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Social Change and Immigration

Jim Riley

24th March 2010

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This clip from the Today programme on R4 gives a great bit of social reportage. Listen especially to the interview with the market stall holder. It poses a number of interesting questions:

Is this an accurate picture of migration into and out of the area? (it’s only a few interviews)
Why have people moved?
Where have the ‘white’ population moved to?
What happens to culture and identity in times of high levels of migration?

In a way, you could say a report like this is like a piece of small-scale sociological research. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the interview technique for investigating large-scale and long-term social change?

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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