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Week 2 Week 2 british Identity IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British The Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Ethnic Identity The native British The non native British Scotland Wales Northern Ireland England Ethnic Identity The Native British National loyalities (Ethnic identity) can be strong among the people in Britian whose ancestors were not English Scottish Identity Important aspects of public life (education, law an.
Week british Identity IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British The Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Ethnic Identity The native British Scotland The non-native British Northern Ireland Wales England Ethnic Identity h s i t i r B e v i t a N The National loyalities (Ethnic identity) can be strong among the people in Britian whose ancestors were not English Scottish Identity Important aspects of public life (education, law and religion) are organized separately from the rest of Britain Scottish way of speaking English is very distinctive (e.g dialects spoken by working class in the lowland cannot be understood by those not Scottish) Scottish Identity Many symbols of Scottishness are well known Th Li o nR am e l t is pan t Wales Identity Wales don’t have many reminders of their Welshness in everyday life: Their public life is similar to that in England A large minority of the people don’t consider themselves to be especially Welsh The important symbol of Wales is Welsh language Welsh Language One single highlyimportant symbol of Welsh • The mother tongue for 20% of the population For these people, Welsh identity is more than just living in the region known as Wales • It shows signs of continued vitality It receives a lot of public support (used at school, mass media, etc) Bilingual road marking in Wales Identity in Northern Ireland Ethnicity, family, politics and religion are all inter-related Social class has a comparatively minor role in establishing identity Northern Ireland is a polarized society: born and stay in one community for their whole life The divided community Ancestors came from Lowland Scotland or England Ancestors were native Irish Protestant Catholic Want Northern Ireland to remain in the UK Want Northern Ireland to become part of Irish Republic IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Geographical identity Not on the place of birth Not on the feeling of belonging to a place: too mobile The pride lies in where they find it nice and happy to live in or when they fight to preserve it A sense of identity with a larger geographical area is a bit stronger, basing on the spoken accent Regional identity is often felt strongly at sporting events IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Class Britain is a classconscious society (though the people not approve of class division) Difficult to become friends with smb from a different class Different class have different sets of attitudes and daily habits Class identification ed n i m r e t e d t Class is no i ts r o h t l a e w by e appearanc es d u t i t t a s ’ r ake but by spe eir h t d n a s t s and intere ng i k a e p s f o way Working class people use lots of “non-standard” grammar and vocabulary Their accent cannot change like the ability to use standard English England and Wales: strong regional accent= working class, RP = upper of middle-upper Scotland & N Ireland: regional accent = RP Class Division Now, different classes mix more readily and easily with each other It is now acceptabl e for radio and TV presenter s to speak with “an accent” Workingclass are proud of their class members hip Nobody wants to be thought of as snobbish IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Men and Women Gender discrimination does exist (esp among lower and upper classes) In daily habits and mannerism A man cannot look untidy and scruffy and display emotions In Roles • Financial responsibility: BOTH • House decoration & cleaning: WOMEN • Child care: ONLY WOMEN (Though men have been more active in domestic role than they were 40 years ago) woman discrimination at public level therefore • One of the first EU country to have a woman P.M and a woman chairperson of debate in Parliament • Now, nearly every institution in the country has opened its door to women Slowly, women are entering professions that have traditionally been exclusively male IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Religious and Political identity Neither p lays an im portant part in pe ople’s soc ial identity o d o w t e Th t go no in r e th e g to any nt a c fi i sign ay w They play little pa deter rt in minin g their worki ng place , trade their union their , friend s, neigh their bours, marri age IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Social and everyday contacts Place a relatively high value to the everyday social contacts G t pu o s b cl or ub s o For various sports and pastimes Make social contact s throug h work Having the same interests and attitudes Profession s or skills are important References Chapter 4: Britain: The country and its people: An introduction for learners of English (page 42-55) Chapter 7: Britain in Close-up (page 85-96) Chapter (page 114-119) Chapter (page 179-190) British Cultural Identity Suggestions for next presentation and further reading The definition of different classes in Britain and further information about their beliefs, attitudes and habits An investigation into British women’s current social status and … (their thoughts/reactions to that) A study into how British people make and maintain social contacts … .. .IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British The Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Ethnic Identity The native... page 115 are rare IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Geographical identity Not... exclusively male IDENTITY Ethnic Identity Being British Family Geographical Identity Class Men and women Religious and political Identity Social and everyday contacts Religious and Political identity