National identity

Question 1

What is nationality?

Answer 1

Refers to a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole which is represented by distinctive traditions, culture and language

Question 2

What does Anderson argues about nationality?

Answer 2

Argues that a “nation” is an “imagined community” and it is socially constructed through symbols such as the flag and the anthem and rituals

Question 3

What is an example of a nationality?

Answer 3

“British”, which is a mixture of English, Welsh, Scottish

Question 4

What does Phillips et al argue?

Answer 4

Argues that the National Curriculum supports the ideology of nationalism and that history lessons are a key factor in creating a national identity

Question 5

What is a national identity?

Answer 5

A nation is an imagine community, in that members of a nation will never meet most of their fellow members and so a national identity is socially constructed through symbols of the flag

Question 6

What does Schuden point out?

Answer 6

That all British people are socialised into a common national culture and identity through various means

Question 7

What does Kumar argue?

Answer 7

That the long history of the English as an imperial people has developed a sense of “missionary nationalism”, which in the interests of unity and empire has necessitated the repression of ordinary expressions of nationalism

Question 8

What does Kumar argue?

Answer 8

That the long history of the English as an imperial people has developed a sense of “missionary nationalism”, which in the interests of unity and empire has necessitated the repression of ordinary expressions of nationalism

Question 9

What has Hewitt noticed?

Answer 9

Seen a “White backlash” from the white working classes against what they perceive to be preferential treatment of ethnic minorities. This has encouraged a new form of white British nationalism or identity that has occurred in Britain within the last decade

Question 10

What do sociologists argue about a national identity?

Answer 10

That national identity will become less and less significant in todays globalised society . Young people are citizens of the world and national boundaries are less significant.

Question 11

What does Hall suggest

Answer 11

That countries may display 3 different reactions to globalisation
Cultural homogenisation
Cultural hybridity
Cultural resistance