| ID | 084959 |
| Title Proper | Names, labels, and identities |
| Other Title Information | sociopolitical contexts and the question of ethnic categorization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Safran, William |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article addresses a relatively unexplored topic: the meaning and use of names and labels for ethnies and nations. It has been said (by Anthony Smith and others) that a nation is a "named" ethnic community. In the same sense, an ethnie is a "named" categoric group. The labeling of an ethnic or national categoric group by the group is often a self-conscious political act of identification reflecting its image and self-image and serving a variety of purposes: the achievement of collective self-respect, self-legitimation, adaptation and assimilation, differentiation, and self-exclusion, just as labeling by others is associated with legitimation or de-legitimation and positive or negative discrimination. The assigning of ethnonyms is a function of the sociopolitical context, ideology, and public policy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 15, No. 4; Jul-Aug 2008: p 487-461 |
| Journal Source | Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power Vol. 15, No. 4; Jul-Aug 2008: p 487-461 |
| Key Words | Categoric Group ; Ethnonym ; Hyphenation ; Minority ; Stereotype ; Ethnic Identification |