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• Evidence ethnic identities are changing:

  • Jacobson- Young Pakistanis adopting strong Islamic identities in response to social exclusion from white British society
  • Younger Muslims in Britain less likely to prefer British culture than their parents, generally more religious than older respondents
  • Johal and Bains- Young British Asians subscribing to a dual identity, engaging in code switching ’white mask’
• Evidence ethnic identities are remaining traditional:

  • Ghunnman- Second-generation Asians in the UK socialized into extended families with emphasis on duty, loyalty, honor
  • Hides- Women playing a significant role in keeping ethnic identity alive in the home and family •Hall et al - identity sourced from cultural political social and economic contexts from our environment
• Family

  Francis and archer - education valued more by British chinese

  modbood - young south Asians less likely to speak language - generational shift

  Dench etalap - Bangladesh tower hamlets strong extended family
• Education

  Mason- many ethnocentric evaluate from their perspective

  Johal and Bains - white mask

  Formal curriculum
• Peer

  Alexander- formation of black culture within boys
• Media

  Jhally- under representation and stereotyping

  parker and songs- websites reinforce south Asian and Chinese background