HIST 2260 Lecture Notes - Plantations Of Ireland, List Of Irish Kings, Folk Catholicism
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Ethnicity usually defined against template of something we vaguely call normalcy - defined by socially dominant cultural group. Ethnic identity is socially and culturally structured. An ethnic community is community having real or imagined common characteristics that distinguish it from other communities. Many, possibly all, elements of an individual"s personal identity have the potential for group identity - being black, being. Catholic, having a german name, being short, being a cook. But only a few of these specific personal characteristics turn at a particular point in time into group identity that cuts across social roles. Individual identities that most often become group identities are those of national origin, language, religion, and race. Ethnic or group identity can include all or some of these in varying degrees. English-irish relations & the impact of the reformation. 1527 henry finding it beneficial to deal with his marital problems, became entangled with protestant reformation .