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A 7 page paper that discusses this topic. Sociologists have long noted the significant role that nationalism plays in regards to the establishment of nation-states and their resulting societies. The traditional approach to this subject has focused on men and the ideologies of nationalism; however, women play a pivotal role in nationalistic scenarios, as the way in which they are imagined and treated provides the rationalization for nationalistic perceptions, discourse and, quite often, political conflict. This examination of literature looks specifically at gender is conceptualized and embedded within the contexts of various portrayals of nationalism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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has focused on men and the ideologies of nationalism; however, women play a pivotal role in nationalistic scenarios, as the way in which they are imagined and treated provides the
rationalization for nationalistic perceptions, discourse and, quite often, political conflict. This examination of literature looks specifically at gender is conceptualized and embedded within the contexts of various portrayals of nationalism.
First of all, however, it is enlightening to define precisely what is meant by the above terms. Citing Anderson, Nagel writes that the goal of "nationhood, nation-building, involves imagining
a national past and present" (Nagel, 1998, p. 247). Max Weber defines a "nation" as a "community of sentiment which would adequately manifest itself in a state, that is, a
group of people that hold "notions of common descent, though not necessarily common blood" (Nagel, 1998, p. 247). Anthony Smith defines "nationalism" as "an ideological movement for the attainment and
maintenance of (the) unity and identity of a human population sharing an historic territory" (Hayward, 2000, p. 88). From these definitions, one gathers that a "nation," as a
political entity, evolves from a population sharing a common culture and sense of a shared past. This suggests a homogenous society in which citizenship is defined by being part of
a certain ethnic group. However, this conceptualization of "membership in the national collectivity depends on ones being born into it," and, if this is not the case "then those
who do not share the myth of common origin are completely excluded" (Yuval-Davis, 1993, p. 628). This points towards a distinction made by Ignatieff (1993) between "civic" and
"ethnic" nationalism. Civic nationalism refers to populations that are held together by belief in a political creed. At least in theory, the United States practices civic nationalism, as citizenship is
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