Chandra 2012 Flashcards
Which of the following best describes the “primordialist” way of thinking about ethnic identity that is described in Chandra (2012)?
A. Ethnic identities change over time and across different social context.
B. Ethnic identities remain fixed during a person’s lifetime and are passed on from one generation to the next unchanged.
C. Ethnic identities were a more prominent feature of society centuries ago than they are today.
D. Ethnic identities are a more prominent feature of society today than they were ever before.
A. Ethnic identities change over time and across different social context.
What is the main argument in Chandra (2012)?
A. Social scientists should stop assuming that ethnic identities are singular, timeless, and fixed for all time.
B. The ethnic identities that describe individuals and populations are singular, timeless, and fixed for all time.
C. Countries with ethnically heterogeneous populations are likely to suffer from poor economic performance.
D. We do not have enough evidence to claim that having an ethnically heterogeneous population makes it harder for countries to democratize.
A. Social scientists should stop assuming that ethnic identities are singular, timeless, and fixed for all time.
Chandra (2012) proposes a constructivist framework for thinking about ethnic identity. What does this mean?
A. She proposes that ethnic identities are not singular and fixed.
B. She proposes that individuals have multiple ethnic identities and that those identities can change.
C. She proposes that political and economic processes can shape the way in which ethnic identities change.
D. All of the above
A. She proposes that ethnic identities are not singular and fixed
How does Chandra (2012) define ethnic identities?
A. A subset of categories in which descent-based attributes are necessary for membership
B. All categories in which descent-based attributes are necessary for membership
C. All categories in which an individual actually professes membership
D. Categories based on race, language, and religion that individuals self-identify with
A. A subset of categories in which descent-based attributes are
According to Chandra’s (2012) definition of ethnic identity, which of the following is TRUE?
A. All descent-based categories are ethnic categories.
B. All ethnic categories require descent-based attributes.
C. All ethnic categories require distinguishable physical features.
D. Both A and B
B. All ethnic categories require descent-based attributes.
According to Chandra (2012), how can nominal identities be activated?
A. A nominal identity becomes activated only when the individual choses to activate it.
B. A nominal identity becomes activated only when others assign that identity to an individual.
C. A nominal identity becomes activated only when there is a major political event.
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D. A nominal identity can be activated either by an individual’s own choice or because it has been assigned by others.
D. A nominal identity can be activated either by an individual’s own choice or because it has been assigned by others.
According to Chandra (2012), what does her definition of ethnic identity allow us to do that other definitions do not?
A. It allows us to think of changes in ethnic identity as a process of reclassification of elements from a fixed set.
B. It allows us to approach the study of ethnic identity in part through the study of linguistics.
C. It allows us to theorize about ethnic identity change by theorizing about how cultures change.
D. It allows us to theorize about ethnic identity change by thinking about the processes that lead to the creation and shaping of myths of common ancestry or region of origin.
A. It allows us to think of changes in ethnic identity as a process of reclassification of elements from a fixed set.
Into which two categories of concepts does Chandra (2012) disaggregate “ethnicity”?
A. Nominal and activated
B. Attributes and theories
C. Descent-based and physical
D. Structure and practice
A. Nominal and activated
Which of the following best describes descent-based attributes?
A. Sticky and visible
B. Visible but not sticky
C. Sticky but not visible
D. Neither sticky nor visible
C. Sticky but not visible
