When someone of irish ancestry who doesn't typically identify as irish in everyday life puts on a green hat, drinks green beer, and wears a "kiss me, i'm irish" t-shirt on st. patrick's day, it is an example of:?

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Melany Simpson

4 May, 15:48

When someone of irish ancestry who doesn't typically identify as irish in everyday life puts on a green hat, drinks green beer, and wears a "kiss me, i'm irish" t-shirt on st. patrick's day, it is an example of:?

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Imani Gamble · Answer 1

When someone of irish ancestry who doesn't typically identify as irish in everyday life puts on a green hat, drinks green beer, and wears a "kiss me, i'm irish" t-shirt on st. patrick's day, it is an example of symbolic ethnicity. Symbolic ethnicity is pride in one's ethnicity even if one does not integrate the traditions, beliefs, and values of that ethnicity into their everyday life.