Lesson 3 - Nationality

Question 1

National Identity Definition

Answer 1

• Feeling of being part of a nation state

-grants individualistic sense of pride, purpose, meaning

Question 2

British Identity

-Guibernau & Goldblatt

Answer 2

• Geography
-because Island, therefore separate from Europe

• Protestantism
-different from Catholic Europe

• Wars
-particularly against European countries

• British Empire
-results in feeling of cultural superiority

• Royal Family
-mass media views as heart of British identity

Question 3

Decline of British Identity

Answer 3

• Condor argues Brit identity under threat

• Celtic Identity
-Scots/Welsh see themselves as Scottish/Welsh only

• Identity crisis
-liberals unwilling to adopt St. george’s cross because racism

• Globalisation

-Kennedy and Danks

• Brit companies taken over by foreign companies
• shut down Brit factories

-global commodities mean little difference in leisure activities from Brits w/ world