Identity Culture and Belonging

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Identity Culture and Belonging

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1. Identity formation (20 entries)
  1. identity formation
  2. express individuality
  3. social identity
  4. affiliation
  5. sense of place
  6. formative experience
  7. negotiate identity
  8. language identity
  9. reclaim a label
  10. familiarity
  11. deference
  12. unpretentious
  13. self-conscious
  14. reserve
  15. disenchanted
  16. closeness
  17. style-shifting
  18. register mismatch
  19. euphemism
  20. chum
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2. Cultural practices (20 entries)
  1. preserve a practice
  2. continuity
  3. reinterpret a ritual
  4. transmission
  5. honour a memory
  6. oral tradition
  7. customary role
  8. religious observance
  9. symbolism
  10. cultural inheritance
  11. cultural prestige
  12. collective memory
  13. shared mythology
  14. tribute
  15. preservation
  16. symbolic association
  17. insensitive
  18. discreet
  19. apt
  20. preserve continuity
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3. Belonging and exclusion (20 entries)
  1. cultural belonging
  2. inclusion
  3. alienation
  4. social boundary
  5. marginalisation
  6. privilege
  7. feel rooted
  8. forge connections
  9. overlapping categories
  10. mutually exclusive
  11. reserved
  12. intervening
  13. boundary case
  14. distinguish two senses
  15. map onto
  16. family resemblance
  17. adjoining
  18. listless
  19. recessed
  20. overfamiliar
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4. Representation and stereotypes (20 entries)
  1. portrayal
  2. portray with nuance
  3. collective image
  4. visibility
  5. contest a label
  6. cultural assumption
  7. amplify a voice
  8. self-representation
  9. dominant narrative
  10. imposed label
  11. stereotyping
  12. caricature
  13. larger than life
  14. extravagance
  15. spoof
  16. homonym
  17. take the mickey
  18. homophone
  19. stark
  20. garish
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5. Cultural change (20 entries)
  1. reshape a tradition
  2. revival
  3. sustain diversity
  4. negotiate difference
  5. globalisation
  6. hybrid identity
  7. emerging norm
  8. assimilation
  9. reclaim a tradition
  10. cultural resonance
  11. cultural appropriation
  12. resonate across generations
  13. cross-cultural reception
  14. cultural lens
  15. enter the mainstream
  16. national narrative
  17. challenge the canon
  18. popular imagination
  19. historical echo
  20. lasting significance
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