National Idenitity Flashcards

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What is national identity

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Someone’s identity in relation to a country- the country they were born, live in or have a passport for

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Examples of national identity

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Displaying the Union Jack flag, watching British event e.g royal wedding or celebrating Christmas or Easter

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studies for creation and reinforcement of national identities ?

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  • religion: Jessica Jacobson
  • education national curriculum : Audrey Osler
  • media: imagined community: Benedict Anderson
  • media: banal nationalisation- Micheal Billig
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What did Jessica Jacobson find out about what religion formed national identity of young Pakistani and how ?

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Crucial part of creating the national identity of young Pakistani as it creates powerful loyalties to Pakistani identity

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According to Jessica Jacobson what does religion do for the British young Pakistani individuals?

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Even in the secular society many young British Pakistanis find a welcome sense of stability and permanence from religion

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Ways according to Jessica Jacobson that religion has a strong impact on national identities

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  • diet (fasting during ramandan)
  • worship (praying )
  • dress (modest clothing)
  • every day routine and practises
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According to Jessica Jacobson why is Islam important ?

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Part of being Pakistani and religion and national identities are interlinked

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According to Audrey Osler, how does education socialise national identity ?

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Through the national curriculum

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According to Audrey Osler, what does history curriculum tend to be focused on ?

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Tends to England focused reflecting cultural dominance of the English in the UK (ethnocentric) e.g Henry 8th in history

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According to Audrey Osler, due to the history curriculum being focused solely England what did this lead to.

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Exclusion and more English focus in the identity building of British national history

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According to Audrey Osler , what were all schools and sixth forms in 2015 urged to promote ?

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To promote fundamental British values as part of their curriculum

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According to Audrey Osler , why did all schools and Sixth forms in 2015 have to have to promote fundamental British values

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Government’s growing concerns
over the radicalisation of young British Muslims.

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According to Audrey Osler , what were the British values promoted

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  • democracy
  • rule of the law
  • individual liberty
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Benedict Anderson: media argues that a nation is what ?

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Imagined community

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According Benedict Anderson: media , what is an imagined community ?

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members of a nation
will never meet most of their fellow members, and so a national identity
is socially constructed through symbols such as the flag and the anthem,
and rituals such as national holidays and festivals.

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Benedict Anderson: media , what is largely responsible for creating a national identity ?

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The media

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Benedict Anderson: media

What did the media allow the development of ?

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Development of printing press allowed for one standard language within a country to be an national language so this meant nationwide everyone would read the same material

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Benidict Anderson: media - national identity
Development of printing press allowed for one standard language within a country to be an national language so this meant nationwide everyone would read the same material , so what did this allow

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people
across the nation to be united by a common language, and to be exposed
to the same kinds of ideas e.g in books available to all

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Benidict Anderson: media - national identity , what sense does the media give for individuals

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Therefore the media gives a sense that we are all part of a
community bigger than ourselves and our own social group

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Example of media coverage according to Benedict Anderson

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but also
conflicts and disasters, where the fate of British people involved is given a higher status than that
of others and we are encouraged to get behind our nation’s interest

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What is media: banal nationalism according to Micheal Billig ?

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Unnoticed and ordinary signs of nationalism

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Example of banal canalisation from Micheal billig media ?

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  • including flags on public buildings
  • words in the media such as ‘ours’ or ‘us’ that reproduce the nation on a daily basis
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Studies for changing national identity ?

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  • the decline of British national identity: Jane Roberts
  • Americanisation : A H. Hasley
  • global identity crisis: American or European ? : Sardar
  • staurt hall: response to globalisation
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Decline of British national identity,
Over the past 20 years there has been a significant decline of what ?

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proportion of British citizens
who feel their British identity to be their primary national identity.

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What is the evidence to support the decline in the proportion of British citizen who feel that their British identity to be their primary national identity ?

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  • British department of justice
  • 2006 even English people were 24 per cent less likely to describe themselves as British
    instead of English
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What does Halsley: Americanisation say about lives have become

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Lives are becoming hopelessly Americanised and life in Britain can no longer be uniquely British

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Halsley: Americanisation , due to the growing of what meant that it is difficult to pinpoint Britishness as lives becoming Americanised to point Britian is no longer uniquely British ?

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Growing international homogeneity and the dominance of American culture

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Global Identity Crisis – American or European? - Sardar , says the world is in the middle of what ?

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Global identity crisis

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Global Identity Crisis – American or European? - Sardar , why is the world in a global identity crisis?

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( Divided )Britian has lost its empire and feeling very small in the global world and unsure whether it should become more American or European

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Global Identity Crisis – American or European? - Sardar , what does Sadar say we need to develop ?

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Sardar argues that to develop a more
confident identity, we must embrace diversity but also focus on what makes us the same – our
common humanity.

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Stuart hall: reponses to globalisation , how has national identities become ?

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Become less and less significant in todays globalised society

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Stuart hall: reponses to globalisation , says young people are citizens of the world so what does this mean.

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National boundaries and cultures are less significant so social media and internet has led to breaking down of boundaries

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What is the three types of reactions to globalisation Stuart hall: reponses to globalisation ?

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  1. Cultural homogenisation
  2. Cultural hybridity
  3. Cultural resistance
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What is cultural homogenisation: Stuart hall: reponses to globalisation

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Global culture where all counties will become more similar

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What is cultural hybridity: Stuart hall: responses to globalisation

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may take in some parts of global culture alongside their more
traditional culture, and develop a new but still individual culture.

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What is cultural resistance according to Stuart hall: responses to globalisation ?

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resist global culture and fiercely protect their cultural heritage,
becoming more traditional and nationalistic.