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TITLE OF PRODUCT:

‘And This Is How You Vote’: issue of integration from the mid-1960’s

NAME OF AUTHOR(S):

Dominic Casciani

PLACE AND DATE OG PUBBLICATION:

BBC News Magazine October 2005 UK

TYPE OF PRODUCT:

Article, Web Article

LANGUAGE/S OF PRODUCT:

English

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:

The article was written to mark the 40th anniversary of the programme ‘Make Yourself At Home’, a BBC programme designed to meet the needs of Britain’s immigrant population in the light of rising racial tension in the mid-1960’s.

It outlines the ongoing debate around integration versus assimilation.

There is a section of comments by readers with wide-ranging views on both the subject of integration and the programme

COMMENTS ON THIS DOCUMENT:

With references to some of the main proponents of multiculturalism, the article shows the importance the programme gave to the issue of integration from the mid-1960’s onwards and the recognition that increasing cultural diversity in Britain has significant political implications

NAME OF COMPILER:

Liz Peadon

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

CREDS, Cambridgeshire County Council

ROLE:

Tutor/Researcher



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