Ethnicity & Identity

Ethnicity & Identity

1. Ethnicity

   • Song (2003) says that our ethnic group is within a larger community that has a common ancestry and memories of a shared past based around history and oral testimonies
   • An ethnic group is a socially defined category of people who identify each other based on common ancestral, social, national and cultural experiences.
   • Ethnicity can be identified by our parental background, traditions and customs, cultural heritage, shared language, religion and celebration.

2. Madood

   • Intercultural diversity- the word Asian categorises different nationalities, religious groups and a range of languages.

3. Ghuman

   • Looked at British Asian identities and found that tradition, family values and religion were highly important in the upbringing of a 2nd generation Asian
   • He also noticed that they were socialised into the extended family with great emphasis on these.

4. Spencer et al

   • Suggested that Eastern Europeans spent less time socialising with British people because they don't let you into their circles.

5. Francis & Archer

   • Looked into different aspects of identity in British-Chinese families.
     • There were challenges of growing up in a MEG which influenced identity

6. Cashmore & Troyna

   • Argue that there will be the tendency to turn inwards to religion and culture
     • This is a response to the racism which means they become a key source of identity

7. Winston James

   • Suggest the racism has unified culture and identity of Africans and Caribbean's in the UK
     • We've added the label 'BLACK'

8. Jacobson

   • States young Pakistani adopt the strong Muslim identity as a response to exclusion from the British
     • Dress, food, religious practice is a form of defence

9. Hewitt

   • Considers the 'white backlash' against multiculturalism. The policies for equality have been unfair to the White community

10. Gilroy

    • Looked into young black people identities and used the term 'black Atlantic'
      • Identities weren't rooted in the UK or country of origin.