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Dimensions of welsh identity
Author(s) -
Giles Howard,
Taylor Donald M.,
Bourhis Richard Y.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
european journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1099-0992
pISSN - 0046-2772
DOI - 10.1002/ejsp.2420070205
Subject(s) - welsh , psychology , ethnic group , multidimensional scaling , social psychology , stimulus (psychology) , cultural identity , linguistics , identity (music) , cognitive psychology , sociology , anthropology , aesthetics , philosophy , statistics , feeling , mathematics
Abstract A multidimensional scaling procedure was used to explore the role of cultural background, language and geographical region in the process of Welsh identity. Welsh bilinguals and Welshmen who could speak only English made similarity judgments among stimulus people represented by all possible combinations of these three factors and the anchor stimulus MYSELF. The results showed that language spoken was the most important dimension of ethnic identity for both groups, with cultural background and geographical region playing subordinate roles. These findings were discussed in relation to similar research conducted in Canada.