Ireland: Culture, Religion and Identity

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In this essay, we are going to see the relationship between culture, religion and the identity in Ireland.

The first part of the essay focuses on the Irish culture. We are going to answer questions like: Does Ireland have a distinctive and homogeneous culture? What does it mean to be Irish today? Moreover, we will see if the modernization of the country has fundamental changes in their culture and whether the Irish people should be worried of the upcoming post-modernization.

In the second part of the essay, we are going to talk about religion and its grand influence on Irish people. We are going to examine if Ireland is still influenced by the Catholic Church and whether religion has a future in this country.

Finally, in the third part of the essay, we are going to study the phenomenon of globalization and its influence on countries, and on cultures and on identities.

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[...] Irish culture and identity are strong and very present in day-to- day life. This island has changed a lot during the last century and has found a middle way between the past and the future. Maybe some countries should take example from Ireland to get back their identity and stop copying others. I think the culture is the most important and beautiful thing a country can own. We have to live in the present but keep in mind what makes us belong to our land. Bibliography Tovey, H. and Share, P. [...]

[...] A large majority of the population see Irish as a central element in national identity. Modernisation encourages homogeneity of the language but Ireland remains bilingual. Why? Because Ireland has integrated Irish into their economic development and media still use it (radio, TV programmes, etc). Speaking Irish is seen fashionable and the highest social class use it. People who look for their identity and self-realisation think that speaking Irish can help them express their individuality. Nowadays, English is more and more spoken in an “Irish this means that the accent and idiom becomes close to the Irish language. [...]

[...] Having a different language or religion can increase this phenomenon. But today, Irish population is afraid of immigration in there country. Indeed, they fear their culture mixing with other people. And with the technology and mobility, young people can go abroad easily and modify their culture to find a middle way they like more (take what you like in your culture and change by an other one what you dislike) The theorist Deutsch thinks that to develop economically and internationally, the population has to move away, to separate from the local identity. [...]

[...] Ireland - Culture, Religion and Identity Table of contents Abstract 2 INTRODUCTION 2 I. One nation, one culture? Definition of culture The characteristics of the Irish culture The idea of an Irish nation Culture and nation in Ireland Modernisation and national culture Post-modernity 5 II. Religion Definition of the religion Impact of religion Ireland and the Catholic Church Religion and identity Religion and education The phenomenon of secularisation Does Religion have a future in Ireland? 8 III. Globalisation and post-modern society in Ireland Definition of globalisation Globalisation and identities Globalisation and culture 9 CONCLUSION 10 Bibliography 10 Abstract This essay is about culture, religion and identity in Ireland. [...]

[...] Introduction In this essay, we are going to see the relationship between culture, religion and the identity in Ireland. The first part is focused on the Irish culture. We are going to answer questions like: Does Ireland have a distinctive and homogeneous culture? What does it means to be Irish today? Moreover, we will see if the modernisation of the country has fundamental changes on their culture and if Irish people should fear the coming post-modernisation. In the second part, we are going to talk about religion and its grand influence on Irish people. [...]