ethnic identities Flashcards
(17 cards)
trad ethnic
family and peers
cashmore and troyna
how immigrant groups were treated by britain and how did they respond’- they faced hostility and racism by white british people, they also experienced discrimination in the workplace ,housing and education. They responded to this by ‘turning inwards’ and created their own communities with people from the same ethnic backgrounds not learning white British values. This was done by afro-caribbean , pakistani and indian families. They argued for cultural resistance.
trad ethnic
family and peers
hebdige
hebidge suggests that although rastafarianism was seen as a religion in Jamaica, in the uk young Jamaican migrants adopted this as a subculture. By adopting this different subculture they were able to resist racism.
trad ethnic
family
ghuman
found that tradition, religion and family played an important part in the upbringing of the second generation of asians with emphasis on duty, honour, loyalty and religious commitment. Parents socialise children into norms which differ from british culture .
trad ethnic
family
anwar
the family can be a source of conflict for asian families, particularly around the issue of western clothing, arranged marriages and freedom. Peers at school affect their identities causing them to drift away from culture leading to arguments as parents who view honour and reputation as extremely important.
trad ethnic
family
butler
rules are set to control the women and girls as it is believed that the whole future of their community rests with them. Butler suggests the girls didn’t care about their ethnicities but they were defined by their identity as a muslim.these rules were put in place so they can learn the norms and values of their ethnicity.
trad ethnic
education
driver and ballard
argue that Indian families place a higher value on their children’s education. And they push their children to have high ambitions and to get the best possible grades.
trad ethnic
education
archer and francis
suggests cultural factors are important when explaining the success of british-chinese students. Educational success is a part of their identity. When Chinese boys engage in laddish behavior they still maintain commitment to school.
trad ethnic
education
coard
’institutionally racist’ argues the curriculum is based around one particular cultural view point whilst ignoring others. White history and white literature dominate the curriculum.
trad ethnic
education
gillborn
teachers are institutionally racist towards black boys. He would suggest black boys are seen as a threat and disruptive to teachers. And therefore would negatively label them. Self fulfilling prophecy.
trad ethnic
media
alexander
Asian youths in east London have been unfairly targeted by the police and media. She argues there is a myth of asian gangs which was created by the media by reported violent clashes between black and asian gangs. Asian boys were criminalised as a result of islamophobia.
trad ethnic
media
hall
‘the white eye’ states that films traditionally present black people in 1 of 3 ways- as natives, entertainers or slaves. He made this term to explain that this is the way we see ethnic minorities.
trad ethnic
media
moghissi
states that muslims in the media are huddled together. She found that since 7/7 and 9/11 moral panic has been created around islam and the religion. She found muslim women are being presented as victims of honour killings and muslim males are often shown as terrorists.
trad ethnic
media
sewell
argues that young black boys are given role models who have hyper masculine identities . This leads to the boys gaining this identity due to the media reinforcing it. They promote violence.
changing ethnic
peers
back
studied two council groups and found black white and asian groups all shared friendships where they had the same fashion slang and music taste. This showed the new hybrid identity. She says these youths were trying out new cultural masks and cultural borrowing was taking place.
changing ethnic
peers
gill
did a survey and found a number of british asian students defined themselves as blasian. Meaning they adopted black dress styles and language combined with their asian culture. Evidence of hybrid ethnic identities.
changing ethnic
peers and family
burdsey
studied second and third generation british and asian footballers and found they adopted an asian identity when with their parents but a white personality when with the football people. This is referred to as code switching. Showing different cultural masks
changing ethnic
media
nayak
refers to the term white wannabees. This is white working class males who adopt the culture, style and language of black males.
