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What is the difference between cultural identity and ethnic identity?

How does understanding both of these assist a teacher?

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Discussion, with examples of the difference between cultural identity and ethnic identity.

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Cultural identity and ethnic identity are the same thing for *some* peoples across the globe. However, they are not the same thing, and a few examples will point that difference out to you. Immigrants have both their ethnic identity (such as Chinese) and their cultural identity (such as American). This is true for any immigrant who has relocated to any new nation, especially so for the first generation born in the new country to immigrant parents. They are the most powerful example of the duality of the ethnic/cultural identity issue. However, this does not always relax over time. There is a strong Black ethnic culture, even though Blacks in America consider themselves culturally American. Most do not identify culturally with Africa, even though they refer to themselves as ...

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