National Identity

Question 1

What is national identity

Answer 1

The identity of a country

A sense of nation as a cohesive whole, represented by distinctive traditions, culture and language. But also how a person sees themselves

Question 2

Anderson (1983)

Answer 2

Argues that a nation is an imagined community as members of a nation will never meet most of their members.

Nationality is constructed through symbols. E.g- the flag, national holidays and festivals.

Question 3

Sardar (2002)

Answer 3

We are in the middle of a global identity crisis which could be due to globalisation and brexit

Question 4

Kumar (2003)

Answer 4

Unlike the Scots, Welsh and Irish, the English find it difficult to say who they are

Question 5

A.H Halsey

Answer 5

The americanisation of our culture means that it’s increasingly difficult to pinpoint Britishness. Making it difficult to be uniquely British

Question 6

Howe (2000)

Answer 6

Say that our British identity is stronger as people can now say they are black and British

Question 7

What is the postmodernist view on national identity

Answer 7

They argue that national identity is becoming less significant in todays globalised society

Question 8

Hall (1999)

Answer 8

Identified 3 different reactions to globalisation:

1) cultural homogenisation-where all countries become similar

2) cultural hybridity- shared cultures

3) cultural resistance- countries resisting global culture and become more nationalistic