Ethnic Identity

Question 1

What is ethnicity ?

Answer 1

A persons cultural characteristic e.g religion , language , costums and traditional

Question 2

What is race ?

Answer 2

Persons biological characteristics e.g skin , hair type

Question 3

Theories for creation and reinforcement of ethnicity and identity?

Answer 3

• family : Ghazala Bhatti
• education : Temhina Basit
• peer groups : Tony Sewell comfort zones

Question 4

What did Ghazala Bhatti: family carry out , for ethnicity and identity reinforced and created ?

Answer 4

• did a research based on Asian families specifically Pakistani and bangledeshi Muslims

Question 5

What did Ghazala Bhatti find , Ethnic identities created and reinforced?

Answer 5

• emphasis on loyalty and family
• Izzat taken seriously
• maintain traditional practise of marriage
• mother and childbearinfbseen as most important role in life

Question 6

What did Tehmina Basit do , ethnic and identities created and reinforced?

Answer 6

Interview on Muslim girls and parents and their teachers

Question 7

What misconceptions did Tehmina Basit find ?

Answer 7

Found misconceptions :
- teachers saw Islam as oppressive and arranged marriage as undesirable

Question 8

What did the girls feel , according to Tehmina Basit ?

Answer 8

Girls do not see Islam as oppressive and respect elder and any behaviour was seen as protective and not submissive

Question 9

What concept does Tony Sewell peer group use for creation and reinforcement of ethinic identities ?

Answer 9

Uses the concept of comfort zone to describe the way people like to associate with those who are similar to us to stay in our ‘comfort zone’

Question 10

What example does Tony Sewell use ?

Answer 10

Working class carribean boys tend to hang around with those with the same ethnicity and social class rather than like white middle class world of teachers perceived as alien environment

Question 11

What does Tony Sewell argue ?

Answer 11

Young boys are draw into gangs to emphasise agressive macho of masculinity and demand respect but reject authority figure teachers and police

Question 12

What theory says ethnic indentity are changing?

Answer 12

• Nayak: white wannabe
• Johal : white mask
• Ghunmann: compartmentalism

Question 13

What does Ghunmann: compartmentalism show ethnicity identity changing/hybridising ?

Answer 13

Hindu and Sikh girls use “compartmentalism” to cope with parental restrictions and racial prejudice

Question 14

What is compartmentalism ?

Answer 14

Keeps two aspect of identity separated

Question 15

Example of compartmentalism ?

Answer 15

Speak Hindu/punjabi at home and speak assertive and engaging English with peers at school

Question 16

What does these example of compartmentalism show ?

Answer 16

Expressing two identities at different time and places showing hybridity

Question 17

Who does johal white mask focus on for ethnic identity changing/hybridity ?

Answer 17

Second and third generation of British-Asians

Question 18

What do British Asian have according to Johal white mask ?

Answer 18

Have a dual identity and Inherit Asian and adopt a British one

Question 19

Example of white mask ?

Answer 19

Asian youth adopt a white mask to interact with white peers at school but still emphasises cultural differences when necessary

Question 20

Example of dual identity?

Answer 20

British Asian like Bhangra music mix of Punjabi music mixed with western

Question 21

What is white wannabe according to Nayak for ethnic identity changing /hybridity ?

Answer 21

White British males who dress, act and speak in a way that is influenced by black hip hop culture

Question 22

What are example of white wannabe

Answer 22

Jafacian referring to accent used by young white people which is influenced by African-carribean speech
- white and black people influence each other creating hybrid dialect