Ethnicity A nationality is A group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status and cultural tradition Nationality and ethnicity are similar concepts in that membership in both is defined through shared cultural values In the United ID: 692500
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Why have Ethnicities been transformed into Nationalities?
EthnicitySlide2
A nationality is ____________________________.
A group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status and cultural tradition
Nationality and ethnicity are similar concepts in that membership in both is defined through shared cultural values. In the United States, the term nationality is generally kept reasonably distinct from ethnicity and race in common usage. Give me an example of what this means.
Rise of nationalitiesSlide3
Nation-StatesSelf-determination- ethnicities have the right to govern themselves
Describe the United States struggle for self-determination
Nation-state is a state whose territory corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has transformed into a nationality.Example: Denmark, France, and GermanyRise of NationalitiesSlide4
Nationalism- loyalty and devotion to a nationalityNationalism typically promotes a sense of national consciousness that exalts one nation above all others and emphasizes its culture and interests as opposed to those of other nations.
Right now I want you to draw one thing that promotes nationalism in the United States. Don’t look at anyone else's paper. That includes you Eric.
Nationalism is an important example of a centripetal force. (An attitude that tends to unify people and enhance support for a state.)Rise of nationalitiesSlide5
Multinational States- a state that contains more than one ethnicity that agree to coexist peacefully by recognizing each other as distinct nationalities.
Examples: Great
Britian and the Soviet UnionIs the United States a nation-state or a multinational state?Rise of NationalitiesSlide6
Why do Ethnicities Clash?
EthinicitySlide7
Dividing Ethnicities Among More than one stateEthnic Competition to Dominate Nationality
Example: Darfur
(Frontline)