<<***What is nationalism***<< \ {{**Nationalism:**{{ A sense of national consciousness Exalting one nation above all others AND placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests opposed to those of other nations \ ]]**Questions:**]] To What Extent Can Nationalism Be Beneficial to Country? To What Extent Can Nationalism Be Problematic to Country? What are some ways that a country could express their Nationalism? \ <<***Factors that impact nations***<< \ {{**What factors bring people together as a nation:**{{ $$Their Relationship to their Land$$ * The understanding the relationship to one’s land varies from nation to nation. * The way that groups of people interact with their land can reflect their values & thoughts about it * People share a common understanding of how their land is used as a resource * For the most part, can share a view on the appropriate and inappropriate ways to interact with land \ $$Geography$$ * A great deal of what people can do in their locality comes from geography * Mountains, oceans and deserts are examples of physical barriers that isolate peoples from one another. When people are isolated by geography, they develop their own ways. * Size of a place impacts the “closeness” of one’s community \ $$Ethnicity$$ * defined as a group of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral, social, cultural experiences * enforces mutual connection amongst people of the same ancestry * Some believe that basing the idea of a nation on a shared ethnicity can protect a people’s collective identity * However, it is believed that this can create an “us” vs “them” mentality within a shared area \ $$Culture$$ * The ways of life that people share can also inspire a sense of nation * Culture and ethnicity play a strong role in developing a sense of nation * Culture creates significant building blocks in our personality and in the ties that link us to communities and nation \ $$Language$$ * National language is a driving force behind unity of the nation’s people * Language plays an important role in national development as it fosters understanding, unity and sense of belonging among the various members of the different ethnic and social groups that constitute a nation * Language acts as a means of communicating values, beliefs and customs * it has an important social function and fosters feelings of group identity and solidarity. \ $$Politics$$ * A government is responsible for ensuring the protection of their nation (Can look different in each nation) * Depending on the type of government that a nation has results in the freedom and rights of the people within a nation * A government might influence business policies in a country that affects economic developments both personal and public. * In times of strife, governments are responsible for the decision making of how the nation should move forward (economic, war, natural disasters) \ $$Spirituality$$ * A people’s connection with land is sometimes linked to the spiritual connections that they have with it * A place or location within a nations border can be sacred to a community for many reasons * It can bring once closer to ancestors * It can be where something important happened in one’s life * Spiritual connections within a nation is formed when there is a significant attachment due to an experience or history \ $$Religion$$ * Nations develop constitutions observing the various religions * Various rules and habits from religions are brought together to form a united understanding within a nation * Shapes attitudes, cultural norms and influences individual & group behaviour * Establishes and enforces moral behaviour with a nation \ $$Patriotism$$ * Helps bring people together * Being part of one nation motivated towards a mission to make your country better can help you relate with others * Fosters the need to achieve goals in the best interest of the country \ <<***Loyalties and non loyalties***<< \ ]]**Questions**]] What Does “Loyalty” Mean to YOU? Who or to What Are You Loyal To? \ {{**Loyalties & Choice**{{ * Loyalty often comes into play when you are faced with a choice and must decide on something * Choices based on loyalty can range from easy decisions (that require little thought) to hard decisions (that may call for sacrifice) \ {{**Patriotism and Loyalties**{{ * Can mean love of one’s country or nation * Patriotism has inspired behaviour as different as marching in a parade and risking one’s life to defend a nation \ {{**Nationalist Loyalties and choice**{{ * Can influence which side you will side with during national issues. * A Nationalist Loyalty means to be faithful to your country * Examples: by going to a parade displaying a flag, staying connected with your community \ ]]**Questions**]] Do people within the same place have to have the same loyalties? What is a Contending Loyalty? What could be some effects of Contending Loyalties? \ {{**Contending Loyalties**{{ * Loyalties that compete * Discrimination Segregation Violence Civil War \ ]]**Questions**]] * What could be some effects of having contending nationalist loyalties? * Why would it be important to reconcile contending nationalist loyalties? * What could be a non-nationalist loyalty? \ {{**Non nationalist loyalty**{{ * loyalty which isn't embedded in the idea of a nation. * Everyone's identity includes individual and collective loyalties Culture \n $$Religious$$ \n Regional \n $$Race$$ \n Ethnic \n $$Class$$ \

Unit 1 (Understanding Nationalism)