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Being British vs Being American

Identification among second-generation adults of Nigerian descent in the US and UK

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2146166
AutoresOnoso Imoagene (0009-0007-4399-2301, Harvard University Press, autor de correspondencia)
Año2012
Volumen35
Número12
Páginas2153-2173
Fecha de publicación2012-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEthnic and Racial Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0141-9870 • E-ISSN: 1466-4356
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01419870.2011.631556
OpenAlexW2161241462
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas22
Referencias citadas17

This paper explores the important roles national identity and legacies of the past play in shaping the meanings second-generation adults of Nigerian descent attach to being British or American. Whether a country's national identity is inclusive or exclusive of immigrants, and whether its national myths have emotive appeal also affects the sense of welcome and belonging that the second generation feel. Comparing the USA and the UK, I find that although the USA has taken a laissez-faire approach to multiculturalism, its national identity has strong emotive appeal and is accepted by the majority of the second generation. The UK is a contrary case; despite its official policy of multiculturalism, it has not seen widespread articulation of shared national sentiments and myths among its second generation. From careful analyses, it is clear that multicultural policies are not making a big difference

Aesthetics · Appeal · Articulation (sociology · Emotive · Identity (music · Immigration · Lost Generation · Multiculturalism · Mythology · National identity · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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