Ethnicity and Life Chances
According to office for national statistics (2014) the white ethnic group accounted for 86% of UK population in 2011, meaning that ethnic minorities in UK made up roughly 14% of total population
Ethnic minorities are a diverse group of people with some ethnic groups experiencing more challenges in a form of ethnic inequalities in contemporary society compared to others
Evidence that ethnicity may lead to stratification in UK that white majority generally enjoy better life chances than minority ethnic groups in terms of wealth, income, educational outcomes, jobs and health as radical prejudices, discrimination and institutional racism