Ethnicity and Identity (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards

Shared cultural characteristics of social groups

Smaller groups not originally part of native population

Groups with shared traits distinct from broader society

Legal connection between individual and country

People develop sense of belonging to a particular nation

Identity combining multiple cultural influences

Assuming different identities in different social contexts

Society with diverse ethnic groups

Race: physical; Ethnicity: cultural

Family

Dispersal of ethnic groups from their homeland

Democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect/tolerance

Third-generation British Asians with dual identities

Made racial discrimination illegal in UK

Ethnic identities challenging racism via culture & experience