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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153187103321

Titolo

British cultural identities / / edited by Mike Storry and Peter Childs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-315-44058-X

1-315-44060-1

1-315-44059-8

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 pages) : illustrations, tables

Altri autori (Persone)

ChildsPeter <1962->

StorryMike <1943->

Disciplina

941.086

Soggetti

National characteristics, British

Popular culture - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Great Britain Civilization 1945-

Great Britain Social life and customs 1945-

Great Britain Social conditions 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Places and peoples : region and nation / Peter Childs -- 2. Education, work and leisure / Mike Storry -- 3. Gender, sex, and the family / Roberta Garrett -- 4. Youth culture and style / Jo Croft -- 5. Class and politics / Frank McDonough -- 6. Ethnicity and language / Gerry Smyth -- 7. Religion / Edmund Cusick and Mike Storry -- 8. Heritage / Edmund Cusick and Mike Storry.

Sommario/riassunto

"British Cultural Identities assesses the degree to which being British impinges on the identity of the many people who live in Britain, analysing contemporary British identity through the various and changing ways in which people who live in the UK position themselves and are positioned by their culture today. This new edition is fully updated to include discussion of key events and societal shifts such as the 2015 British general election, the growing emphasis on devolution, the 2012 Olympic Games, the new generation of royals, UKIP and the Euro crisis, the response to fundamentalism and the proliferation of



social networking. Using examples from contemporary and popular culture, chapters cover a range of intersecting themes including: place and environment, education, work and leisure, gender, sex and the family, youth culture and style, class and politics, ethnicity and language, religion, heritage. Accessible in style, illustrated with photographs, tables and timelines and containing discussion questions, cultural examples and suggestions for further resources at the end of each chapter, British Cultural Identities is the perfect introductory text for students of contemporary British society"--Provided by publisher.