Understanding Identity (Leaving Cert Politics and Society): Quizzes
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What are the three key elements that build national and ethnic identities?
What are the three key elements that build national and ethnic identities?
Common culture, shared history, language
What did Benedict Anderson mean by 'imagined communities'?
What did Benedict Anderson mean by 'imagined communities'?
Identities are socially constructed
How do people connect in imagined communities despite never meeting?
How do people connect in imagined communities despite never meeting?
Via shared symbols, stories & institutions
According to Anderson, what is required when constructing an 'us'?
According to Anderson, what is required when constructing an 'us'?
Defining a 'them' - creating boundaries
What psychological benefit comes from having a secure sense of identity?
What psychological benefit comes from having a secure sense of identity?
Belonging & confidence with wellbeing
How does secure identity help minority groups specifically?
How does secure identity help minority groups specifically?
Enables cultural preservation
What can secure identity enable groups to mobilise?
What can secure identity enable groups to mobilise?
Collective action for rights
What risk emerges when identity feels threatened?
What risk emerges when identity feels threatened?
Radical nationalism with extreme measures
How did Thomas Hylland Eriksen describe ethnic and national identities?
How did Thomas Hylland Eriksen describe ethnic and national identities?
Contextual and dynamic
What are hybrid identities according to Eriksen?
What are hybrid identities according to Eriksen?
Combining local & global influences
What benefit came from recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group in 2017?
What benefit came from recognising Travellers as a distinct ethnic group in 2017?
Stronger political representation
What does the shared-culture approach to identity overlook?
What does the shared-culture approach to identity overlook?
How cultures constantly change