Ethnicity as a construction of identity Flashcards
Intersectionality Kimberle Crenshaw (1989)
Against
The idea that the overlap of various social identities, such as race, gender, sexuality, and class, contributes to the specific type of systemic oppression and discrimination experienced by an individual.
Gilroy (1993)
For
Argued the use of the term black atlantic to describe an identity that was specifically rooted in the uk or the country of their origin. He argued that the shared experiences of racism and powerlessness transcend into the background creating identity.
Ghumann (1999)
For
Argues that tradition, religion and family values played an important role in the upbringing of second generation Asians and that they were socialised into the extended family.
Nayak (2003)
For
Argues that white british males who present themselves in a way that is influenced by black hip-hop culture. An example of this would be a multicultural London english name ‘jafaican’ which refers to the style of speech.
Four major components of ethnic identity:
- Ethnic awareness
- Ethnic self-identification
- Ethnic attitudes
- Ethnic behaviours
Ethnic awareness
Understanding of one’s own and other groups
Ethnic self-identification
Label used for one’s own group)
Ethnic attitudes
Feelings about own and other groups
Ethnic behaviours
Behaviour patterns specific to an ethnic group
Phinney (1996)
Ethnic identity is one’s sense of belonging to and claiming heritage of an ethnic group.
Contemporary evidence 1
Ethinicity in the UK
In 2011 87% of the population (48.6 million people) were born in the UK and 13% of the population (7.5 million people) were born outside of the UK.
Contemporary evidence 2
Ethinicity in the UK
More than 1 in 8 foreign-born residents (13%, 949,000) classified themselves as White British
