Rethinking Ethnicity: Arguments and Explorations

Rok: 1997
ISBN: 9780803976771
OKCZID: 110317933

Citace (dle ČSN ISO 690):
JENKINS, Richard. Rethinking ethnicity: arguments and explorations. 1st ed. London: SAGE Publications, 1997. 194 s.

Anotace

This book illuminates current debates on ethnicity, sectarianism, racism and nationalism. How do concepts of ethnicity and social identity impact on people's everyday lives? How could a new understanding of ethnicity inform sociological analysis?Richard Jenkins reassesses the concept of ethnicity by examining critically, developing and expanding the anthropological model. He situates power relations and social catergorization alongside group formation, as necessary and interrelated aspects of the process of ethnic identification. He points out as a major weakness of established views the failure to take serious account of the local, cultural content of ethnic identity.While ethnicity - as a social construct - is imagined, its effects are far from imaginary. Specific examples support the theoretical discussion to demonstrate the social mechanisms that construct ethnicity and the consequences upon people's experience. The discussion also encompasses the `myth' of a plural society and postmodern notions of difference; the relationship between ethnicity, `race' and nationalism; language, violence and religion; and the everyday social construction of national identity.The result is a compact, refreshing and stimulating enquiry into an indispensable concept for making sense of the contemporary world. The book will be required reading for students of sociology, social anthropology and political science.

Dostupné zdroje

Přidat komentář a hodnocení

Autor komentáře (127.0.0...)

Hodnocení:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Text komentáře: