1.2 Ideas and Terms

Should nation be the foundation of identity?

This unit will address the following ideas based on the above issue question.

  • The relationship between identity, nation, and nation-state

  • The various perspectives about nationalism

  • Non-nationalist loyalties such as religion, culture, race, ideology, class, and geographic region

  • The extent to which individuals reconcile contending (conflicting) nationalist and non-nationalist loyalties in Canada

The following are important glossary terms for this unit. Click on each one for its definition. Throughout the text of this course, there are clickable links to the definitions of important terms.

Aboriginal people
civic
civic nationalism
civic responsibility
collective identity
ethnic
ethnic nationalism
First Nations
identity
ideology
Inuit
Métis
multination state
nation
nation-state
nationalism
nationalist loyalty
non-nationalist loyalty
patriotism
perspective
pluralism
Québécois
sovereign country

Interactive

The Glossary exercises appear near the beginning of every unit. While these exercises are not part of your course mark, it is important to have an initial understanding of the glossary terms for each unit and apply the terms throughout the course. Test your understanding of this unit's terms by completing the drag and drop activity on the following page.