Hewitt (2005) - Ethnic Identities

• There has been a lot of studies on the White British Ethnic Identity (e.g. Hewitt, 2005)
• Hewitt conducted his ethnic studies in the year 2005
• Hewitt (2005) considers the white 'backlash' against multiculturalism
• Hewitt (2005) considers the white 'backlash' against multiculturalism - Policies designed to achieve equality have been perceived as unfair to the white community
• Hewitt (2005) considers the white 'backlash' against multiculturalism - policies meant to achieve equality have been perceived as unfair to the white community - and how a white working class person under pressure economically has often reacted with anger at perceived 'positive discrimination' in favour of ethnic minorities, feeling the need to defend their ethnic identity
• Hewitt (2005) stated that the policies designed to achieve equality have been perceived as unfair to the white community - A white working class person economically struggling has often reacted with anger at the perceived 'positive discrimination' (automatic favouring without consideration of their merit but just favouring them due to their ethnicity) to defend their ethnic community
• Hewitt (2005) stated that the 'positive discrimination' is the automatic favouring of a person due to their ethnic minority, without consideration of their merit
• Hewitt (2005) believed that the white 'backlash' against multiculturalism was due to the policies designed to achieve equality have been perceived to be unfair to the white community & a white working class person economically struggling has reacted with anger due to perceived the 'positive discrimination' in favour of ethnic minorities, feeling the need to defend ethnic minorities