Social Construction of National Reality

Download or read book Social Construction of National Reality written by Fu-Lai Tony Yu and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-14 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Construction of National Reality:Taiwan, Tibet and Hong Kong applies Peter Berger’s theory of social construction of reality to explain the origins of national identity and the process of nation building. Professor Fu-Lai Tony Yu and Diana S. Kwan examine how everyday life experiences, as a result of socialization, germinate ingroup and outgroup which differentiate nationals and foreigners. Using this theory to advance an understanding of conflicts between national groups, Yu and Kwan analyze how national consciousnesses have precipitated the Taiwan Strait Crisis, upheavals in Tibet, and Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement.