ETHNIC/HYBRID IDENTITY THEORISTS Flashcards
STILL IMPORTANT
Jacobson
Jacobson
As a result of social exclusion in Britain, young Pakistanis are adopting a strong Islamic identity.
STILL IMPORTANT
Chumann
Chumann
Found that tradition, religion and family were more important in the upbringing of second generation Asians in the UK.
STILL IMPORTANT
Winston James
Winston James
Argued that black people in the Uk come from a range of different backgrounds but have created a shared black identity as a result of their common experience of racism.
STILL IMPORTANT
Li
Li
Found that Muslim women feel the need to hijabs when going into interviews and black women with European sounding names found that interviews would deteriorate when white interviewers found they were black.
NO LONGER IMPORTANT
Postmodernist
Postmodernist
Argue that identity is now fluid and we adopt aspects of identity which we want to adopt. They note the diversity of experience that people from different ethnic groups will experience and, as such, we cannot make generalisations about whether ethnic identity is important.
NO LONGER IMPORTANT
Hybrid Identities
Hybrid identities
Challenges the idea that ethnic identity is particularly important anymore. Johal found that second and third generation Asian immigrants (Brasians) adopt elements of both their Asian heritage and of British culture. He used the term cultural code switchers to describe the way Brasians adapt to the setting they’re in.
NO LONGER IMPORTANT
Patterson
Patterson
Immigrant host model - Functionalism - suggests that ethnic inequalities result from immigrants failure to adopt the norms and values of their host culture.
Once they adopt these norms and values, they will no longer face inequality and their ethnicity will no longer matter.
HAVE CHANGED
Johal
Johal
Studied second and third generation Asian immigrants living in Britain (Brasians) and found that they adopted cultural characteristics of British and Asian culture
HAVE CHANGED
National Identity replacing ethnic identity
National Identity replacing ethnic identity
Some white immigrants from Eastern Europe have said that they feel excluded from white British society. Spencer et al found evidence that white Britisish people operate social closure against Eastern European migrants. Downey also found evidence of racism against Eastern European migrants due to a fear of numbers which are not founded in reality.
HAVE CHANGED
Winston James
Winston James
Argued that black people in the UK come from a range of different backgrounds but have created a shared black identity as a result of their common experience of racism.
HAVE CHANGED
Sue fox
Sue Fox
Used the term “multicultural London English” to describe the dialect of young people living in London who have adopted slang and aspects of language traditionally found in the Caribbean (sometimes referred to as Jafaican). This is not used to appropriate or mock Caribbean culture but is authentic to those who speak it.
HAVEN’T CHANGED
Li
Li
Found that Muslim women feel the need to hijabs when going into interviews and black women with European sounding names found that interviews would deteriorate when white interviewers found they were black.
HAVEN’T CHANGED
Jacobson
Jacobson
As a result of social exclusion in Britain, young Pakistanis are adopting a strong Islamic identity.
HAVEN’T CHANGED
Giddens
Giddens
Ethnic minority groups have used digital communication to develop a form of cultural defence (e.g. the Mexicanisation of parts of California).
HAVENT CHANGED
Modood et al
Modood et al
Young Caribbeans assert their cultural identity, speaking in Patois
