Ethnicity Flashcards
(23 cards)
Found second generation Asians have a white mask to interact with peers
Johan
Supposed conflict has been exaggerated. There is major difference within these cultures, found Asians could switch codes from situation to situation with ease
Ballard
Found new hybrid identities emerging in young whites, Asians and blacks in 2 south london estates. Their cultures were not fixed-they had cultural masks-bringing them all close together
Butler
Found Islamic Muslim women chose from a variety of possible identities-some were more ascribed (traditional clothes) but some had a negotiated position, adopted western values while commiting to religion-different to their mums
Butler
Asians: 42% of Sikh girls go regularly to the temple, 44% hardly attends, but 85% of 18-22 yrolds found religion important-highest for Pakistani and Bangladesh-lower for Indians
Drury
Religion is the centrality of Asian communities and most children would be socialised into it
Modood
Religious institutions often exert strong influence on the way parents educate their children-Muslim parents would prefer these schools-however they teach critical attutude which can conflict with Muslims values for respect for elders and arranged marriages
Ghuman
Few Afro Caribbean’s and Asians call themselves British because of the wide spread racist assumption that only whites can be British
Modood
Points out Britain is becoming less racist with films and tv shows like bend it like beckham and slumdog millionaire accepting britains multicultural status
Modood
Believes there’s still problems with cultural racism which is an acceptance on racial stereotypes like language, fashion, cuisine etc..
Modood
Questioned 2 generations of Asians, Caribbean’s and whites on the statement “religion is very important to me”, older always had more-young whites were only 5%, Asians were the highest at 82% 50+ and 67% 16-34, young Caribbean’s were 18%
Modood
Found mass media encourages young blacks to subscribe to consumer and mtv culture-views material(clothing, entertainment) as more important than eduction
Sewell
Blacks have a triple quandary:
They don’t feel they fit into mainstream culture
They are anxious about how they’re perceived(especially by black peers)
Many aspects of their identity are from media(mainly role models
Sewell
Main issues causing tension between 1st gen paki parents and children: Western clothes(especially for girls) Arranged marriages Freedom
Anwar
1/5 of girls she found were secretly dating boys, some where drinking at pubs without parents consent-a Sikh girl said the consequences are great, gossip spreads and you can lose everything
Drury
Peer pressure is influential in shaping ethnic identity among disaffected Afro Caribbean youth in British inner cities-partly responsible for educational underachievement-focused on being gangsta to peers
Sewell
Some Asian commenters have expressed concerns of 2nd gen Asian parenting practices-it is seen as a gen gap between parents and children as the latter get caught up between 2 cultures
Ghuman
Argues that there is no single black identity-however there’s common themes running through all of then-one of then being awareness of slavery
Gilroy
Studied London’s youth-different ways of being black- black is an art and needs a deal of effort. Recognisable symbolic markers of being black yuck as rap, street dance, fashion style
Alexander
Young whites feel like they inhabit an invisible culture- unfair because every culture was being celebrated except their own,
Hewitt
Whites tend to see Islamic identity as extreme and fanatical-such views damage the relationship between them and islamics
Said
Skin colour is an important source of identity. Black life may be celebrated as a response to racial exclusion and stereotyping by whites, especially with teachers, police etc..
Modood
Young Afro Caribbean’s adopt identities based on ethnic history and pop culture- they utilise hip hop to symbolise their feelings about white oppressions
Gilroy
