POLS 242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Sociobiology, Instrumentalism, Primordialism
17 Jan 2017
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Identity: social label that locates an individual or group in society. National identity: an identity that locates one"s social position in relation to national membership. Nationalism: the view that the world is and should be divided into nations that are sovereign and egalitarian. Nations are primordial units to which people feel passionately loyal. Sociobiology or evolutionary psychology view: nat. identity biologically rooted. National identity not exclusively modern or continuous wi/ prehistoric forms of identity. More exclusive definition of nation than primordialists. Fewer scholars defend this point of view, but some do: modernism. Nationalism emerges first in europe in 17th/18th centuries and means: Corresponds to most of a society"s population. Structuralism: big, difficult to change parts of society ( social structures ) determine what matters about national identity. Constructivism: creative efforts of people define and redefine identities since nations are symbolic constructs. Member of the nation if a citizen of its state.
