POSC003 G1 Week 2 Quiz

6. The title of Benedict Anderson’s book that argued that national identity emerged from the spread of print technology.
8. Consciously formulated set of political ideas emphasizing the distinctiveness and unity of one’s nation.
10. Form of group identification usually rooted in THE BELIEF of common biological ancestry.

1. Wildly exaggerated, fanatical patriotism.
2. A sovereign state consisting of one “nation” within internationally recognized boundaries.
3. A term that usually means self-government.
4. Singapore’s state-wide curriculum intervention that Koh (2005) discusses.
5. An official category type used in a census report, most often differentiating physical appearance based on color of skin, but could also include a number of other identifiers. In the Singapore case it “has been used as an administrative apparatus to discipline and manage difference”.
7. The process of developing a widely shared national identity among a country’s population and an effective, legitimate state.
9. A group of people whose members share a common identity on the basis of distinguishing characteristics and a claim to a territorial homeland.