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Flashcards by z0ebarr3tt, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by z0ebarr3tt
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| Question | Answer |
| Fenton | Discusses the overlap between ethnicity, nationality and race. Fenton states that in many societies the words are used interchangeably (same race / different ethnicity). |
| Modood | African-Caribbeans living in the UK said their race (skin colour) influences their ethnicity the most. Southern Asians thought their religion was the defining characteristic of their ethnicity. > What's considered ethnicity changes for different people < |
| Banton | Found that some British people feel white is not an ethnicity; do they view it as the default? Banton found Dove body lotion ranges from 'normal' to dark skin so white is seen as the default. However, Banton thinks this is changing, suggesting that in the UK more people are recognising everyone has an ethnicity. |
| Said | Said mentioned 'othering' as being a way of defining and securing one's own positive identity through the disgracing of another. 'Us and them' This is subtle racism – functionalists argue a small amount of othering is beneficial. Marxists dislike the concept. |
| Hewitt | The young, white, working class people he studied felt a sense of injustice because they couldn't celebrate their white w.c culture. |
| Curtice and Heath's 'Little Englanders' | Some people still associate English identity with old fashioned stereotypes e.g. fish n chips, bowler hats and cricket on the village green. C&H said this is narrow minded and excludes people of colour from being considered British. Is it a class issue? Upper classes seem to do this more. It's a foreign opinion. Ethnic minorities find it difficult to associate themselves as being 'typically british' |
| Hall | Hall describes the emergence of new ethnicities which celebrate difference. A multitude of ethnic identities exist in the UK suggesting identities aren't fixed. |
| Back | Back researched new hybrid identities and found they were not fixed. Young people tended to experiment with different cultural masks and styles. Inter-ethnic marriages and friendships lead to groups borrowing ideas from each other and this blurred the distinction between genuine and experimental ethnic groups. |
| Johal and Baines | 'Dual identities' e.g Brasians British Asians (not one nor the other; both) - Brasians - have a variety of identities depending on who they are with/the situation they're in: peers, colleagues, family... Some young people CODE SWITCH which involves being one way with their peers and another with their families = be accepted by both. Code switching is often due to conflict in the home. Examples can be seen in films like Bend It Like Beckham. |
| Francis and Archer | Educational achievement is valued more by British Chinese families. These families are more likely to make considerable sacrifices, often going without consumer goods, to pay for private education. Link to PAUL WILLIS >> he said different cultures value education differently; us Brits not so much and the Chinese a lot more. |
| Modood et al | Young Asians are less likely to speak to family members using a southern Asian accent compared to their elders. This suggests a generational shift, with young Asians identifying more with a British identity. |
| Charlotte Butler | Charlotte Butler studied Muslim girls from the East Midlands. She found families are important in shaping the identities of young Muslim women. They wanted independance through education and a career but did not want to break family links. Islam is important for maintaining these links. Agents for this study: family, education and religion. |
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