Chapter 1 Review

Key terms

Nation-state -Civic nation

International -ethnic nationalism

Patriotism

Ethnic

Self-determination

sovereignty

Concepts of Nation

Country vs nation

Physical territory vs shared state of mind p.

20

Nation as a concept p. 21 graphic !ottom"

Nation as collective concept# $group

identity

%roups and collectives# family& school&

linguistic& religious and social

Concept/Understanding of Nation

Nation as patriotic concept# patriotism-love

of their country 'e did the online poll"

(inguistic# common language can create a

feeling of !elonging so po'erful.. )ue!ec"

Ethnic# shared racial& cultural or linguistic

!ac*groun +orean& ,apanese& Somali -
Nor'egian

Cultural# the 'ays of life that a people

share .irst Nations in Canada"

Understandings cont

/eligious# religion can !e an understanding

,e'ish people& for 0000 years& 1123-Israel

%eographic# 4ountains& oceans - deserts

are physical !arriers that often isolate
5i!et& 2006 rail'ay !rought 1.7 million to
5i!et. 8o' might this affect their identity9"

Nation - relationship to land# different

geographic areas resources" as 'ell as
spiritual connection to the land

Spiritual understanding# relationship to land

can !e !ound up 'ith spiritual connections
that unite-many sacred sited of the Si*si*a

Political understanding# self-

determination the po'er to control one:s
o'n affairs and sovereignty the political
authority to do so

Civic ad;." refers to citi<ens& *ey element

Civic nation com!ines citizens and their

shared values and beliefs Canada"

People agree to a!ide !y shared la's
4utual respect for la's ena!le peoples to live together

How do people express their
identity through nation

National identity is a *ind of collective

identity

=illiam >loom $National identity descri!es

that condition in 'hich a mass of people
have made the same identification 'ith
national sym!ols-have internali!ed the
sy!ols of nation...?

8e meant that they had ta*en in the

sym!ols and made them part of
themselves

National "yths and Canadian
#dentity

National myths: shared stories and !eliefs

that may or may not !e accurate =S"

Canada is a hoc*ey nation

$In Canada... the !irthplace of hoc*ey

'here the game is a religion...?

Sheema +han