Hybrid Identity

Question 1

Nayak

Answer 1

“White wannabes” to describe white males who are influenced by black hip hop culture

Question 2

Johal

Answer 2

A brasian identity, third and fourth gen, adopted culture from britian and identity from grandparents, they can pick which identity they want- used the term cultural code switchers to describe how they adapt to they are in

Question 3

Modood

Answer 3

Second generation Asians felt more British than Asian

Question 4

Spencer et al

Answer 4

Found white British operated social closure against immigrants

Question 5

Downey

Answer 5

found evidence of social closure against eastern European migrants due to fear of numbers, not founded in reality.

Question 6

Winston James

Answer 6

Argued black people in the UK come from range of different backgrounds but share black identity as a result of shared racism

Question 7

Li

Answer 7

Found that Muslim woman felt the needs to remove hijabs and black woman at interviews, that European names- deteriorated when found out they were black.

Question 8

Jacobson

Answer 8

As a result of social exclusion, young Pakistanis are adopting a strong islamic identity

Question 9

Ghumann

Answer 9

found that traditional religion and family were more important in bringing up second generation Asians

Question 10

Postmodernists

Answer 10

Argue identity is fluid and we now adopt aspects of identity which we want to adopt, diversity of ethnic groups will vary with experience so we cannot make generalisations

Question 11

Giddens

Answer 11

Ethnic minorities have used digital communication to develop a form of cultural defence (mexanisation of california)