Identity Chapter 4 Summary
Society, Culture and Context UK: Identity Chapter 4
Identity: the characteristics, feelings of beliefs that distinguish people from others (Oxford)
Ethnic identity: the four nations
National (ethnic) identity can be strong among the people in Britain whose ancestors were not English. For Scottish, Welsh or Irish people, this loyalty is a matter of emotional attachment.
Scotland
For the Scottish there are three constant reminders of their distinctiveness: * Aspects of public life (education, the legal and welfare systems are organized differently) * Scottish way of speaking (dialect Scots is spoken everyday by working class in lowlands) * Symbols of Scottishness are well known throughout Britain
The feeling of being Scottish is not that …show more content…
At regional lever there is a well-known sense of identity. The northerners consider themselves tougher, more honest and warmer-hearted than the southerners.
Class
Historians say that the class system has survived in Britain because of its flexibility. It has always been possible to buy, marry or work your way up. Different classes have different sets of attitudes and daily habits.
It is not relative wealth or the appearance of it, which determines someone’s class. It’s someone’s attitudes and interests. Accent is the clearest indication of class. An RP accent is usually considered upper of upper-middle class and a strong regional accent belongs to the working class.
Inverted snobbery: Trying to adopt working-class values and habits, because working class is usually considered better.
Posh: Trying to appear of a higher class than you belong to. Calling someone posh is calling someone distant and pretentious.
Nowadays the class structure is less rigid than it was. The anti intellectualism is decreasing.
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Identity: the characteristics, feelings of beliefs that distinguish people from others (Oxford)
Ethnic identity: the four nations
National (ethnic) identity can be strong among the people in Britain whose ancestors were not English. For Scottish, Welsh or Irish people, this loyalty is a matter of emotional attachment.
Scotland
For the Scottish there are three constant reminders of their distinctiveness: * Aspects of public life (education, the legal and welfare systems are organized differently) * Scottish way of speaking (dialect Scots is spoken everyday by working class in lowlands) * Symbols of Scottishness are well known throughout Britain
The feeling of being Scottish is not that …show more content…
At regional lever there is a well-known sense of identity. The northerners consider themselves tougher, more honest and warmer-hearted than the southerners.
Class
Historians say that the class system has survived in Britain because of its flexibility. It has always been possible to buy, marry or work your way up. Different classes have different sets of attitudes and daily habits.
It is not relative wealth or the appearance of it, which determines someone’s class. It’s someone’s attitudes and interests. Accent is the clearest indication of class. An RP accent is usually considered upper of upper-middle class and a strong regional accent belongs to the working class.
Inverted snobbery: Trying to adopt working-class values and habits, because working class is usually considered better.
Posh: Trying to appear of a higher class than you belong to. Calling someone posh is calling someone distant and pretentious.
Nowadays the class structure is less rigid than it was. The anti intellectualism is decreasing.
Men and