Ethnicity & Identity

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  • Created by: Kyle Ford
  • Created on: 25-10-17 16:19
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  • Ethnicity & Identity
    • Relates to culture. All have an ethnic identity - made up of religion, language, where we live, ethnic origin, skin color.
    • UK - Identify certain ethnic groups by shared cultural characteristics
      • Such as Religion, Language and lifestyle
        • Problematic - generations adopt a range of cultural characteristics making their ethnic identity complex
        • Ethnic identity intersects with other aspects of identity - making everyone's experience slightly different
    • GHUMANN - British Asians
      • Tradition,, religion and family values - important in upbringing 2nd generation of Asians in UK
      • Asian children tend to be socialized into extended family
        • Emphasis of duty, loyalty, honor and religious commitment
    • GILROY
      • Identity of young black people
      • Argued for the use of 'Black Atlantic' to describe identity not specifically rooted in UK or country of their own origin
      • Shared experience of racism and powerlessness despite differences in history or background can create a black identity
    • HEWITT
      • Considers the white 'backlash' of multiculturalism
      • Policies made to create equality - seen as unfair to white W/C community
      • They are under pressure economically
        • React with anger to the positive discrimination - favored ethnic minorities
        • Feel need to protect their ethnic ieentity
          • Complaints by the white 'have-not's' about the impact on them of the black 'have-not's'
    • Contemporary UK
      • Expansion of EU - growing numbers of ethnic minorities - white - ethnic origin of Central / Eastern Europe
        • May face similar issues such as resentment, racism, discrimination immigrants from parts of Asia/Caribbean faced decades earlier
        • SPENCER ET. AL
          • Eastern European Migrants - spent relatively little time socializing with British people
            • Research - Ukrainian Waitress - white people do not let you into their circles
            • DAWNEY
              • Same racism in rural areas - due to perceived threat and fear if large numbers

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