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Identity Uncertainty The importance of identity can very easily be underrated in contemporary society. Yet issues can be found everywhere. Considering the UK, issues could be anything from national pride the public exhibit to celebrities immigrating. Although there is a difference between terrorism attacks and celebrities reinventing themselves, the issue is identity. It revolves around how large groups of people or individuals are seen (or identified) by either individuals or large groups of people. Since there are two parts at play here, there are two major factors to consider whilst trying to define identity; the personal perspective and the social perspective. Considering race and ethnicity, although a little hard to define since this is a group identity, collective action results in change. Another issue is that 'racial' and 'ethnic' don't not always share the same identity. A good example of this the changes in the meaning of the term black. First it...

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