“I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences

Social unrest is emerging in Australia due to the continued promotion and endorsement of exclusive constructions of Australian identity. This research comprised four studies to explore Australian identity conceptualisations, lived experiences, and preferences in consideration of unique contemporary...

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Main Author: Farrugia, Jack Peter
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93651
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description Social unrest is emerging in Australia due to the continued promotion and endorsement of exclusive constructions of Australian identity. This research comprised four studies to explore Australian identity conceptualisations, lived experiences, and preferences in consideration of unique contemporary issues. Overall, the findings from this research highlight what is needed to improve the construction and promotion of inclusive Australian identity, in hopes that ongoing, problematic, and damaging issues relating to social conflict will diminish over time.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-936512023-11-01T03:01:50Z “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences Farrugia, Jack Peter Social unrest is emerging in Australia due to the continued promotion and endorsement of exclusive constructions of Australian identity. This research comprised four studies to explore Australian identity conceptualisations, lived experiences, and preferences in consideration of unique contemporary issues. Overall, the findings from this research highlight what is needed to improve the construction and promotion of inclusive Australian identity, in hopes that ongoing, problematic, and damaging issues relating to social conflict will diminish over time. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93651 Curtin University restricted
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“I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title_full “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title_fullStr “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title_full_unstemmed “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title_short “I don’t know what it means to be Australian”: Exploring Australian Identity Conceptualisations, Lived Experiences and Preferences
title_sort “i don’t know what it means to be australian”: exploring australian identity conceptualisations, lived experiences and preferences
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93651