ethnic identities

Question 1

what is ethnicity

Answer 1

cultural differences between groups based on things such as religion, language, country of origin, customs, n+v, food,dress,music.

Question 2

what is code switching

Answer 2

using ‘white’ identity with white peers at school and reverting to ‘eastern’ identities at home with fam

Question 3

what is an ethnocentric curriculum

Answer 3

curriculum based on one mainstream culture

Question 4

hyper masculinity

Answer 4

exaggerated masculinity adopted by black afro carribeans based of role models in the media

Question 5

brasian/blasian

Answer 5

brasian= british asian dual identities
blasian=mixed black asian identity

Question 6

cultural hybridity

Answer 6

2+ cultures coming together to create one new culture

Question 7

multiculturalism

Answer 7

the combining of multiple cultures as a result of globalisation

Question 8

cultural assimilation

Answer 8

some immigrant groups are becoming so established in britain that it is hard to recognise that they were ever non-british

Question 9

what happened at notting hill carnival in 1976

Answer 9

10x more police sent to guard perimeter and provoking and targeting immigrants

Question 10

cultural resistance

Answer 10

asserting cultural identities which were different to the culture of white british

Question 11

cultural homogenisation

Answer 11

the taking over of one common culture as a result of globalisation

Question 12

cultural diversity

Answer 12

diff cultures remaining separate in existence but close in proximity

Question 13

how are we socialised into ethnic identities

Answer 13

fam-food,clothes,lang,traditions
media-stereotypes,regional tv, role models, music
religion-rules,place of worship, morals
education-ethnocentric curriculum, lang, food,exclusion

Question 14

what are honour killings and why do they occur

Answer 14

being killed for dishonouring your fam and breaking their honour code
occur after forced marriage is refused

Question 15

why are honour killings hard for police to deal with for convictions

Answer 15

victims dont want to give evidence against fam
dont want to go to court

Question 16

how are honour killings justified by family

Answer 16

they occured to make sure they maintain respect within close culture and neighbourhood

Question 17

cultural comfort zones

Answer 17

black boys seek comfort in the peers groups with those from the same backgrounds as an alternative to their fragmented families

Question 18

what messages are promoted in hypermasculinity

Answer 18

violence, getting rich fast, the objectification of women and the importance of consumer culture

Question 19

what is an ethnographic study

Answer 19

study on a particular cultural group
in depth investigation of what its like to live like them

Question 20

dual ethnicity

Answer 20

having a family background where your parents come from 2 diff countries

Question 21

nationality

Answer 21

a sense of belonging to one or more nation, represented by distinctive tradtions, cultures and lang

Question 22

globalisation

Answer 22

the word becoming interconnected socially, politically and economically