Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 7 Discussion Questions

• Is it possible to arrive at an agreed classification of ethnic groups? Is there a 'politically correct solution'? What are the practical implications of any difficulties that are found?
  
• Using one area of social life as an example, how do race, class and gender divisions together shape patterns of inequality in society?
  
• To what extent is cultural hybridity a feature of the society you live in, or is it all down to a means of making money for capitalist firms?
  
• How important is a sense of national identity in a globalised world? Is it desirable that we retain a sense of national identity, and if it is, how might such a sense be fostered?