Ethnicity & Identity - Resistance / Hybridity / Changes in identity
- Created by: Kyle Ford
- Created on: 25-10-17 17:40
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- Ethnicity & Identity
- CASHMORE & TROYNA
- Tendency for ethnic minorities - 'turn inwards' seek support from own ethnic community as a response to racism
- WINSTON JAMES
- Experience of racism unified culture and identity of African-Caribbeans in UK
- Black Caribbeans - cultural differences based on island of origin
- May also be divided due to darkness of skin
- Hierarchy of color imposed colonialism
- However... in UK - shared experience of racism drew African-Caribbeans together
- Shared oppositional culture grew - around label of 'black' as a resistance to racism
- However... in UK - shared experience of racism drew African-Caribbeans together
- Hierarchy of color imposed colonialism
- May also be divided due to darkness of skin
- Black Caribbeans - cultural differences based on island of origin
- Experience of racism unified culture and identity of African-Caribbeans in UK
- JACOBSON
- Many young Pakistanis are adopting strong Islamic identity
- Due to social exclusion from white British society
- Young British Muslims - face difficulties and problems - strong Muslim identity - give sense of stability and security
- Positive embrace of identity in terms of diet, dress ad other religious practice - form of defense and resistance to marginalzation from racism
- Not just absorbed through family - consciously constructed
- Positive embrace of identity in terms of diet, dress ad other religious practice - form of defense and resistance to marginalzation from racism
- Many young Pakistanis are adopting strong Islamic identity
- Ethnic identities - becoming more hybrid - those from ethnic minorities and white British origins influence each others cultures and by the media
- Changing Ethnic Identities
- MODOOD
- Number of generational differences regarding issue of identity
- 2nd Generation ethnic minorities from both African-Caribbean and Asian backgrounds felt much more British than their parents
- Still see ethnic origin as a key part of their ethnic identity
- POSTMODERNISTS
- Globalized - media saturated society - identity is all about choice
- Anyone can create own identity - hybridity - ethnicity less clear cut and significant
- Some disagree. say race and ethnicity still sources of discrimination - hugely affeccting identity
- MODOOD
- CASHMORE & TROYNA
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