Caribbean, Black African, and Indian second generation children withmainly working class parents are more likely to get professional ormanagerial jobs than their White, non-migrant counterparts, according toa report published last week by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
This upward mobility was largely put down to educational achievementsand to strong family support. Another rationale for these groups'success was that many of the parents, particularly Chinese and Indian,were more highly skilled. They also had better social networks and moreeducated origins.
Religion was a strong influence on improved outcomes, the reportsays.
Jews and Hindus were most likely to end up in positions of higher socialclass than their Christian counterparts while Muslims and Sikhs hadlower chances.
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