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Cultural identity — GCSE English Literature Definition

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GCSE English Literature · key term

Cultural identity

Definition

A person’s sense of who they are in relation to cultural traditions, communities and experiences.

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Edexcel GCSE English Literature · 1ET0

Paper 2

The poem explores divided cultural identity: the difficulty of understanding yourself when different parts of your life connect you to different cultures.
Revise: Presents from my Aunts in Pakistan
A sense of who someone is in relation to cultural traditions, languages, places and communities.
Revise: In Wales, wanting to be Italian

Edexcel English Literature past papers

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OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

Paper 1

A sense of identity connected with cultural experiences and affiliations, including heritage, language, religion and nationality.
Revise: Context

OCR English Literature past papers