SOCI 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Upper Class, Ruling Class
3 May 2012
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When asked a question about nationality a person may answer "american" , "british" , german" , english" (or "welsh", or "scottish ) As it happens, both answers are proper responses to the question of nationality, but refer to different things. When answering "british" they are indicating that they are a "british subject", that is, a citizen of the state called great britain or the united kingdom. When answering "english" they are reporting the fact that they belong to the english nation. Nationalism can be a unifying force and a can be divisive and deadly. A question about nationality makes both answers possible and acceptable and demonstrates how the two memberships are not clearly distinguished from each other and thus may become confused.
