National Identity

Question 1

How can National identity be defined

Answer 1

The feeling of being part of a larger community, especially the nation state, which gives the individual a sense of pride, purpose and meaning.

Question 2

How can you show National identity

Answer 2

Through patriotic or nationalistic attitudes and feelings and behaviours (supporting the national football team)

Question 3

What does Anderson (1983) say about National identity

Answer 3

Suggests that a nation is an ‘imagined community’ and national identity is socially constructed via the media, education and religion. Using symbols such as flags and national anthems.

Question 4

What does Sardar (2002) suggest

Answer 4

Suggests that the world is in the middle of a global identity crisis as globalisation becomes the norm. British people now know more about different cultures and can travel to distant countries. Consequently it is argued that everyday life is less likely to be shaped by British identity and more likely to be shaped by global influences.

Question 5

What does Stuart Hall claim about societies and globalisation

Answer 5

Claimed that societies may react to globalisation in three different ways
1. Cultural homogenisation - Global mass is taking over the local culture.
2. Cultural hybridity - Combining global culture with localised culture.
3. Cultural resistance - Some cultures may resist the mass culture that globalisation brings with it.