Question

"When someone of Irish ancestry who does NOT identify as Irish in everyday life puts on a green hat, drinks green beer, and wears a "Kiss me, I'm Irish" T-shirt on St. Patrick's Day, it is an example of:"

A) Disembodied identities

B) Situational ethnicity

C) Posing

D) Symbolic ethnicity

Answer 1

D) Symbolic ethnicity

Step-by-step explanation:

Ethnicity or ethnic group is defined as people sharing common traditions, values, and beliefs based on the similarity of their history, culture, and nation. Symbolic ethnicity refers to the pride and love one feels for their ethnicity without integrating it into their daily behavior. The term was first used in the United States of America Herbert Gans to denote the nostalgic feeling feels in connection to their ethnicity.