National identity
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| + | '''National identity''' is a person's [[Identity (social science)|identity]] and sense of belonging to one [[sovereign state|state]] or to one [[nation]], a feeling one shares with a group of people, regardless of one's citizenship status. Yoonmi Lee sees national identity in psychological terms as "an awareness of difference" - "a feeling and recognition of 'we' and 'they'". | ||
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| + | National identity is not an inborn trait; various studies have shown that a person's national identity results directly from the presence of elements from the "common points" in people's daily lives: [[national symbols]], [[language]], [[national colours]], the nation's [[history]], national consciousness, [[Kinship|blood ties]], [[culture]], [[music]], [[cuisine]], [[radio]], [[television]], etc. | ||
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| + | The expression of one's national identity seen in a positive light is [[patriotism]], and the negative is [[chauvinism]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Dual citizenship]] | ||
| + | * [[Ethnic identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Patriotism]] | ||
| + | * [[Nationalism]] | ||
| + | * [[American identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Armenians]] | ||
| + | * [[Jewish identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Scottish national identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Ukrainian national identity]] | ||
| + | * [[Identity (social science)]] | ||
| + | * [[Identity crisis]] | ||
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Illustration:Liberty Leading the People (1831, detail) by Eugène Delacroix.
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National identity is a person's identity and sense of belonging to one state or to one nation, a feeling one shares with a group of people, regardless of one's citizenship status. Yoonmi Lee sees national identity in psychological terms as "an awareness of difference" - "a feeling and recognition of 'we' and 'they'".
National identity is not an inborn trait; various studies have shown that a person's national identity results directly from the presence of elements from the "common points" in people's daily lives: national symbols, language, national colours, the nation's history, national consciousness, blood ties, culture, music, cuisine, radio, television, etc.
The expression of one's national identity seen in a positive light is patriotism, and the negative is chauvinism.
See also
- Dual citizenship
- Ethnic identity
- Patriotism
- Nationalism
- American identity
- Armenians
- Jewish identity
- Scottish national identity
- Ukrainian national identity
- Identity (social science)
- Identity crisis
