Ethnicity Flashcards
What is ethnicity?
Cultural characteristics
What are cultural characteristics?
Lang. Religion. Origin. History. Tradition
What is ethnic identity l?
Shared culture: common descent, origins, language, religion, tradition and rituals
Who talks about the family in relation to ethnicity?
Bhatti
What does Bhatti say?
There is a continued emphasis on loyalty to family e.g maintaining tradition related to marriage
Give an example used by Bhatti to show maintaining tradition
Bangladesh and Pakistani- important role as a mother as a duty
How did Basit conduct his study?
Interviewed 24 Muslim girls, parents and 18 teachers
What did Basit find?
Common misconceptions about Asian girls
How did the Asian girls from Basits study respond to the misconception?
Felt no oppression, respected olders and felt protected
What does Srenberry talk about?
Media in relation to ethnicity
What does Srenberry say?
Ethnic minorities are stereotyped and seen as 2 dimensional characters in the media
Give an example of a stereotype mentioned by Srenberry in the media?
Coronation street- black robbers and Asians taking over corner shop
Who talks about “white wanna-be’s” and give an example?
Nayak and multicultural London English = jafaican
Who does Johal say has a dual I.d?
British Asians who inherit Asian and adopt British id
What is a white mask and who argues this?
Johal - Asians adopt white mask to interact with white peers. Brit Asians - hybrid id
Who says that Hindu and Sikh girls cope with pressures such as parental restriction and racial prejudice
Ghuman
What does Ghuman say about South Asian girls?
Wear traditional clothes at home and eu clothes at school
What does Ghuman say Asian girls will do?
Give up career hopes to conform to parents culture e.g arranged marriage and being a good mother.
What does Back argue?
There is hybrid id amongst young
What does Back day about white black and Asian
They have cultural masks and so interracial interaction is common
Give an example of cultural borrowing as mentioned by Back
White and Asians listening to rap and reggae over pop and rock
List 3 sociologists who say ethnic id is not changing
Jacobson, James and Cashmore&Troyna
What does Jacobson say?
Young Pakis have a strong Islamic id as response to social exclusion from British White
What does James say?
Id and culture of af-carrib’s are unified by racism in the UK
What do Cashmore and Troyna say?
Religion and culture are strong and key id source. Ethnic minorities seek support from own community for racism.
