In the United Kingdom, it might be complicated to define identity regarding the government and citizenship. Is nationalism a feeling we can obtain? Also, knowing the term "Britishness" stands for what and how do the local citizens feel about being British? The purpose of this report is to show some aspects of being British and the people's perspective about it. Some differences will be described between Civic and Ethnic identity as well in the beginning and the fundamental beliefs, later on, this report will clarify the meaning of Britishness according to the government and the people.
The national identity:
Civic and Ethnic are two essential concepts of national identity. At first, the Civic conception basically is something a person can acquire. For example, the ability for speaking English, respecting the law as well as being a citizen in the United Kingdom (NatCen Social Research, 2013). Another factor to consider is the Ethnic identity. Ethnic identity is something we can't alter. For instance, to have been living there and born in it, the religious belief. The majority of people believe that speaking English plays an important part in the national identity (NatCen Social Research, 2013). This means that Civic is more vital than ethnic identity. Therefore, it can be seen that the Civic and Ethnic identity play an important part in making people who are they now.
Britishness according to the UK government and its people:
The United Kingdom has several countries united with each other and there is a difference between The United Kingdom and Great Britain. Democracy plays an important job in ruling a country and there are basic values that the British citizens respect. Firstly, according to the Home Office (2021), the United Kingdom is a compilation of 4 countries which are: England, Scotland, wales along with Northern Ireland. However, "Great Britain" refers to England, Wales and Northern Ireland without Scotland. Furthermore, the system in the UK is a parliamentary democracy which is the people can vote for a member of parliaments. Yet, there are no gender rules in the elections unlike in other countries (What does it mean to be British, 2015). Moreover, if you want to be a British citizen, you should obey the role of the law. According to the Home office (2021) states that a person has the responsibility to take care of themselves and to tolerate other people including freedom of speech and religion. This may be because of the relationship between the government and the people. It can be clearly seen that the United Kingdom has fundamental values and the people respect them.
This report has shown a number of important points to identify the national identity. It can be seen from the information above there are some differences between Civic and Ethnic identity, the association among the British authority and the residents.
In the
United
Kingdom, it might
be complicated
to define
identity
regarding the
government
and citizenship. Is nationalism a feeling we can obtain?
Also
, knowing the term
"
Britishness
"
stands for what and how do the local
citizens
feel about being British? The purpose of this report is to
show
some
aspects of being British and the
people
's perspective about it.
Some
differences will be
described
between
Civic
and
Ethnic
identity
as well
in the beginning and the fundamental beliefs, later on, this report will clarify the meaning of
Britishness
according
to the
government
and the
people
.
The
national
identity:
Civic and
Ethnic
are two essential concepts of
national
identity
. At
first
, the
Civic
conception
basically
is something a person can acquire.
For example
, the ability for speaking English, respecting the law
as well
as being a
citizen
in the
United
Kingdom (
NatCen
Social Research, 2013). Another factor to consider is the
Ethnic
identity
.
Ethnic
identity
is something we can't alter.
For instance
, to have been living there and born in it, the religious belief. The majority of
people
believe that speaking English plays an
important
part in the
national
identity
(
NatCen
Social Research, 2013). This means that
Civic
is more vital than
ethnic
identity
.
Therefore
, it can be
seen
that the
Civic
and
Ethnic
identity
play an
important
part in making
people
who are they
now
.
Britishness
according
to the UK
government
and its
people
:
The
United
Kingdom has several
countries
united
with each other and there is a difference between The
United
Kingdom and Great Britain. Democracy plays an
important
job in ruling a
country
and there are basic values that the British
citizens
respect.
Firstly
,
according
to the Home Office (2021), the
United
Kingdom is a compilation of 4
countries
which are: England, Scotland, wales along with Northern Ireland.
However
,
"
Great Britain
"
refers to England, Wales and Northern Ireland without Scotland.
Furthermore
, the system in the UK is a parliamentary democracy which is the
people
can vote for a member of parliaments.
Yet
, there are no gender
rules
in the elections unlike in other
countries
(What does it mean to be British, 2015).
Moreover
, if you want to be a British
citizen
, you should obey the role of the law.
According
to the Home office (2021) states that a person has the responsibility to take care of themselves and to tolerate other
people
including freedom of speech and religion. This may be
because
of the relationship between the
government
and the
people
. It can be
clearly
seen
that the
United
Kingdom has fundamental values and the
people
respect them.
This report has shown a number of
important
points to identify the
national
identity
. It can be
seen
from the information above there are
some
differences between
Civic
and
Ethnic
identity
, the association among the British authority and the residents.