Andrew Higson (1998) - "Identity is generally understood to be the shared identity of naturalised inhabitants of a particular political-geographic space - this can be a particular nation or region."
Higson goes on to say that "Stereotyping is a form of shorthand, a way establishing character by adopting recognisable and well established conventions of representation. The stereotype reduces characters to the most basic form so that the stereotype becomes comic." - "No wonder then that a particular characterisation may be criticised for being stereotypical meaning it lacks a realistic dimension, it fails to match up to the reality of identity."
Benedict Anderson (1983) maintains that the media play a vital role in constructing a national/regional identity as in reality the nation is too big for everyone to know each other, yet they often have shared values; "The unification of people in the modern world is achieved not by military but by cultural means."
Regional stereotypes
Cornwall - Farmers, pasties, "wasson"
Devon -
Yorkshire - Fields, cows, tea
London - Crime, chavs, police
Wales - Rugby, sheep, beer, baked cheese, Tom Jones
Birmingham - Drag on words, Yam yams, Chavvy
Northern - Chavs, dumb, working-class
Manchester - Chavs, benefits, terraced houses, tracksuits
Liverpool - Football, Chavs, well known accent, swearing, Hollyoaks
Scotland - Kilts, no underwear, bagpipes, red hair, ghost white
Essex - Chavvy accent, girls are blond and tanned, alcohol and parties
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