National Identity

Question 1

Kumar

Answer 1

English identity has been diluted by colonial attempts to expand britishness

Question 2

Hasley

Answer 2

Americanisation diminishing national identities

Question 3

Hall

Answer 3

Argued that the increase in hybrid identities taking place of the traditional idea of national identity

Question 4

Sadar

Answer 4

As a result of globalisation, old divides have weakened and in order to embrace national identities, we must embrace cultural diversity and our common humanity

Question 5

Spencer et al.

Answer 5

Found evidence that white British people operate in social closure, against eastern European immigrants

Question 6

Ritzer

Answer 6

McDonaldisation- globalisation has diminished national identity

Question 7

Orr

Answer 7

Argued that negative identities have been formed with people constructing their identities based on what they are not rather than what they are

Question 8

2011 Consensus

Answer 8

The amount of people identifting as English rather than British has been steadily increasing, 58% in England