Ethnicity & Identity
- 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
- Such as Religion, Language and lifestyle
- 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
- Eastern European Migrants - spent relatively little time socializing with British people
- Expansion of EU - growing numbers of ethnic minorities - white - ethnic origin of Central / Eastern Europe
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