Answer to Question #144766 in Political Science for Vee

Question

A detailed explanation of Primordialism

Answer 1

Primordialism is sociological idea that ethnic identities and nations are fixed, natural and ancient. Primordialists believe that people have single ethnic identities which are not subject to change and they are exogenous to historical processes. This belief is contrary to constructivism, which states that individuals have multiple ethnic identities that are changeable and socially constructed