Performing ethnicity: Beyond constructivism to social creativity

It is widely accepted that the notions of 'race' and 'ethnicity' are socially constructed: they do not refer to any objective underlying genetic or visible phenotypical characteristics, but, like the notion of gender, are rather social extrapolations from those essentially biolog...

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Published in:Social alternatives Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 30 - 31
Main Author: Clammer, John
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brisbane Social Alternatives 01.01.2017
Subjects:
Argument structure
Butler, Judith
Constructivism
Constructivism (Psychology)
Cosmopolitanism
Creativity
Ethnicity
European cultural groups
Gender identity
Goffman, Erving (1922-1982)
Identity
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Performance (Arts)
Self concept
Social aspects
Turner, Victor
Middle East
ISSN:0155-0306, 1836-6600
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Summary:It is widely accepted that the notions of 'race' and 'ethnicity' are socially constructed: they do not refer to any objective underlying genetic or visible phenotypical characteristics, but, like the notion of gender, are rather social extrapolations from those essentially biological factors. This is evidently true up to a point, but it has its serious dangers. It can lead for example to an overly sociological concept of ethnicity, one in which, in the words of the anthropologist Manning Nash.
Bibliography:Social Alternatives, Vol. 36, No. 1, 2017: 30-31
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ISSN:0155-0306
1836-6600