ethnicity Flashcards
Cashmore and Troyna (Traditional)
when immigrating to the UK, African Caribbean, Indian and Pakistani families faced discrimination from British people and as a result they “turned inwards”- created their own communities with people from their own ethnic backgrounds so they did not have integrate. they had their own places of worship within their communities. eg temples, church and made their own shops.
their response to racism was to become assertive with their ethnic background rather than adopting British.
Anwar (Traditional)
culture clash - Family can be the source of conflict with Asian children due to westernisation (clothes, freedom , marriage) the younger generation mix with others at school who hold different cultures cause a mix of identities, which cause conflict with the parents surrounding honour
Burdsey (changing)
studied 2nd and 3rd gen british asian footballers and found they adopted an asian identity with their asian families and a white identity with their peers, code switching,
When with peers adopted more ‘laddish’ culture compared to the Asian traditions they adopted when with their families.
Nayak (changing)
White wannabes: Young white working class males who adopt the styles and language of black culture such as hip hop, gangsta and rap. hybrid idenities