GOVT1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Class Consciousness, False Consciousness, Primordialism
13 Aug 2018
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A group whose members share a belief in a common ancestry. Based on ascriptive (not chosen) characteristics such as religion, race, language, etc. Examples of ethnic con ict include: u. s. and south africa over race (the black/white cleavage), northern ireland over religion (protestants versus catholics), canada and belgium over language (anglophones/flemish speakers versus. Francophones): malaysia over all of the above. This principally refers to physical characteristics: 2. Objective differences become salient at societal level. People divided into identi able racial groups, language groups or religious groups. May form organisations based on these differences (e. g. churches, cultural organisations etc. However, these ethnic difference don"t necessarily translate into political differences: 3. politicised ethnicity: Politicians may appeal to voters on ethnic grounds and identi able ethic voting patterns may emerge. Ethnic parties may emerge (e. g. bjp in india): 4. Spread across the world but not as common as one might assume. Ethnic identities = vestige of traditional past.
