When ethnic identity is a mixed blessing
Armenians in London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2142377 |
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| Authors | Vered Amit Talai (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 50-62 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0014-1844 • E-ISSN: 1469-588X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00141844.1988.9981360 |
| OpenAlex | W1985735384 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
London Armenians commonly complain about each other. This paper will argue that this seemingly negative feature is actually the most significant expression of Armenians' sense of ethnic belonging. It affirms their right to make moral claims upon each other in virtue of their shared ethnic identity. The communality of London Armenians is not a product of a homogeneity of views or backgrounds. Rather, London Armenians are able to recognize each other as sharing an ethnic identity and community membership because they hold in common a set of symbolic constructs through which they can think and talk about being an Armenian. These symbols are effective as expressions of a shared ethnic identity because they are sufficiently ambiguous to encompass a variety of interpretations by different Armenians
Aesthetics · Armenian · Blessing · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Virtue · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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