Britanya İdentity First
Britanya İdentity First
that affect it. In addition to these, there are geographical factors, family structure, religion,
political life, cultural changes, behavioral factors. The most distinctive feature that
distinguishes the British from other societies is their loyalty to their culture and their
nationalistic feeling. moreover, being a land of tradition is proof of what a great empire it
was. This reveals the cosmopolitan nature of the British. In our essay, we will do some deep
research into British identity.
As in any society, identity formation has an important role. İdentity is about rapid action and
permanent action. İdentity shaped by not only strange but also weakness. In the British
identity structure, we can see the heritage of most societies throughout history. The biggest
success of British is memorise their achivements. Although the island of Britain appears as a
whole, it is actually divided into 4 different parts. these parts are not all the same; shows
differences in religion, language, race and culture. The strong identity structure that
distinguishes the British society structure from other societies, the preservation of its
language, history, art and its promotion to the world reveal the strong structure of the
British identity. Unlike the British, the other 3 nations of the island do not have such a
dominant identity. To give an example, Wales is an assimilated society, but it has given
importance to its language, which we can see from the work it has done to spread its
language. Scottish have several important different aspects of public life such as education,
the legal and welfare systems are different from the rest of britain. They ever print their own
banknotes. Ireland, unlike the Welsh and Scottish, has a stronger identity structure. We can
understand this strength from their fight for their freedom. The fact that they print their
own money shows this. because of its a huge empire, there are a lot of ethnic
identities(caribbeans, Asians) in Britain. these are main reason for its diversity That's why it
called '' Land Of Tradition''. For instance, red buses in streets, wearing bowler hat and
Trooping Colour festival. İt’s shows that how they related their stereotypes. When we come
to the English versus British, being British means dominating culture, furthermore they are
more effective(majority). Because it consists a lot of different culture that makes them a
leading and the cosmopolitan country in the World. Sometimes changing a ATTİTUDE take
times sometimes it doesn't because its related to the experiences. But it's clear that Attitude
creates identity When we look at the family identity is rather weak and the notion of family
has a generally low profile. Significant family events such as weddings, births and funerals
are not automatically accompanied by large gatherings of people.
A sense of geographical identity based on place of birth is, like family identity, notvery
common or strong in most parts of Britain - and perhaps for the same reason. People are just
too mobile and very few live in the same place all their lives. For the equallity of women in
England, society no longer overtly endorses differences in the public and social roles of men
and women, and it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of sex. İts roots come from during
World War I because lack of the employee and need of the women workers. This situation
deeply affected their identity in society. Due to its geographical location, the British island
dominates the waters and world visibly. Not only their geography ,but also their climate,
attitutes, politic life have created British identity . That’s why the dominance of British
society in wars, trade, colonization and even victories comes from this strong British identity.
Although Britain's bad reputation for climate seems to be a disadvantage but the winters in
Britain are not harsh, the weather is mild and the summers are rainy because of the
gulfstream. In addition, the reason for their development in the fishing industry is the
combination of cold air from the poles and warm air from the equator. As the world's first
industrialized country, They suffer from bad weather conditions. its citieswere the first to
suffer this atmospheric condition. Even in the movies, London city regarded as ''smog'' city.
Regardless of the circumstances, British society, life and identity have been shaped by its
geography. When we come to the parts of England, Southern England is also known as the
"Garden of England". It generally focuses on the production of daily products such as
agriculture and light factory rather than heavy industry. The interior and northern regions of
England focus on local tourism(artitecture), whiskey production and natural gas also takes
immigrant from wales. Scotland's main source of income is sheep farming. Wales coal is a
leader, in Northern Ireland shipbuilding and linen.
In addition to all these, it should not be forgotten that political life supports identity. Also,
the humors in Tv Shows of a nation about political life show the level of development and
democracy of this state. so politics means being active in it. The people's involvement in
politics is a tradition from the founding of England and its not a new. The pressure that
people put on politicians is visible and here the level of politics and the collective lifestyle
should be at the same level, if nobody regards politic as a serious issue then there is
dangerous area.