Ethnic Identity

Question 1

Gilroy (1993)

Answer 1

argued about the term ‘black atlantic’ to describe an identity that wasn’t rooted in the UK or in their country of origin thus the shared experience of racism and powerlessness tend to create a black identity

Question 2

Derrington and Kendall (2004)

Answer 2

researched ethnic identity in the traveller community; considers the challenges of growing up within a minority ethnic group in the UK and the influence it has on an individual’s identity

Question 3

Hewitt (2005)

Answer 3

considers the White ‘backlash’ against multiculturalism. Policies aiming to promote equality have been perceived as unfair to the white community and white proletarians and therefore feel the need to defend their ethnic identity

Question 4

Ghumann (1999)

Answer 4

tradition, religion and family values played an important part in the upbringing of second generation Asians in the UK