England—as a separate nation—does not exist in the sense of being a political entity in the world of nations. it is in fact part

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England—as a separate nation—does not exist in the sense of being a political entity in the world of nations. it is in fact part

of the united kingdom. england today as a place is a potpourri of immigrants, ideas, values, and social norms that vary tremendously. but when the world cup soccer matches begin, england suddenly exists as a nation, united by a single passion—to win the cup. such melding of different peoples is a kind of

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lana [24] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T20:24:04+03:00

Such melding of different peoples is a kind of Ethnogenesis. Ethnogenesis (from the Greek “<em>ethnos</em>”-people- and “<em>genesis</em>” -origin-) is a process by which a group of people is gathered to form a new ethnic group. These people may be ethnically associated with the new group or be outsiders who self-identify with the values/thoughts/ideas of the new group.

More specifically, this particular example is Passive Ethnogenesis, because people come together in a group that creates cultural-identity relationships, in this case being fans of the national football team.