Britain and Nigerians
Since the end of the Seco
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Since the end of the Second World War, a substantial number of Nigerians have become immigrants to Great Britain. They have experienced culture shock in their removal from a familiar environment into the unfamiliar and in some ways hostile environment of British society. The difficulties of adjustment may in some ways have been eased by Nigeria's British colonial experience, which introduced elements of British institutions and values into Nigeria. On the other hand, the degree of superficial similarity of institutions and social forms may have made adjustment in some ways more difficult, since British and Britishorigin Nigerian institutions may be far more different in practice than outward appearances would suggest. The following is an outline for a study of Nigerian immigrant assimilation into British society since World War Two, emphasizing the role of two principal instruments of socialization, schools and churches. The role of schools is twofold: first, and more narrowly, to provide the knowledge and skills needed to function effectively and productively in society, and second, and more broadly, to socialize the young, teaching (for the most part informally) roles, attitudes, expectations, and values. The role of churches (or their counterparts, such as mosques) is likewise twofold. For the individual worshipper, the church provides an avenue for confronting spiritual and emotional challenges, and for integrating the self. But the
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ns? How have immigration policy and the politics of immigration developed since 1979?
a. Development of Policy
b. The Politics of Immigration
c. The Role of Enoch Powell
e. Recent Developments
III. Nigerian Immigration into Britain
This chapter presents the necessary background for understanding Nigerian immigration into Britain, including BritishNigerian political and cultural relations, the history of Nigerian immigration, and its demographic and geographical patterns.
A. Britain and Nigeria
The historical relationship between the countries, including special features of British colonial rule in Nigeria and the development of relations since Nigerian independence.
1. Colonial Era
2. Since Nigerian Independence B. History of Nigerian Immigration in Britain.
This section summarizes the development of Nigerian immigration into Britain. The division at 1970 is arbitrary, and another date may be more appropriate; the intent is to distinguish between the earlier period of postwar immigration and more recent immigration patterns.
1. Through the Second World War
2. PostWar Immigration Through 1970
3. Immigration Since 1970
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