Hybridity theorists and conservative commentators both treat ethnicity as rooted identity.
Evidence
However, where hybridity theorists differ from multiculturalism is in sharing with conservative/liberal commentators a view of ethnicity and nationalism as misconceived “rooted” identities. Similarly, these identities are ascribed with the negative characteristics of essentialism, closure, and conflict. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 914
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Cultural hybridity and cosmopolitanism both disavow rooted ethnic identity — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 910; Leftist critics reject rooted ethnic identities as essentialist overstatements; Hybridity and mixing are eroding fixed cultural differences and generating new identities. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 206 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Cultural hybridity and cosmopolitanism both disavow rooted ethnic identity
#contradicts(0.90) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 910 - Hybridity and mixing are eroding fixed cultural differences and generating new identities.
#contradicts(0.85) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 206 - Leftist critics reject rooted ethnic identities as essentialist overstatements
#qualifies(0.80) - Hybridity is cultural combination free of racial referents
#contradicts(0.75) - Diasporic people negotiate multiple, hyphenated identities across cultural difference
#qualifies(0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 355 - Race and ethnicity are socially constructed rather than natural categories.
#qualifies(0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 104 - Conservative ‘common culture’ rhetoric is itself ethnic cheerleading
#qualifies(0.70) - Emphasizing a dominant ethnic identity exacerbates conflicts with minority groups.
#qualifies(0.70) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 3476