The genre's stars are understandably reluctant to make much of this fact, and many country singers use words that emphasize their identity — "hillbilly," "redneck," "cowboy," and "country" itself — while taking pains to affirm their inclusivity.
These actors refuse (explicitly or implicitly) each form of co-participation or dialogue with institutions or with differently characterised groups, emphasizing their identity and autonomy.
In this reality, the Palestinian citizens of Israel emphasize their identity and preserve it in various ways (see Al-Haj 1993; Rouhana 1993; Riter 1995; Amara and Kabaha 1996).
East End producers have long emphasized their local identity and strengths, a practice that now seems outdated.
Hence, Pakistan, a state built on ideology, felt challenged by two neighbors -- India and Afghanistan -- both of whom shared historical and civilizational ties, seemed hostile to its very existence and emphasized their ethno-linguistic identities.
"We have found that young Latinos are being told by their parents to emphasize their cultural identity".
That much of this negotiation must occur within the group rather than with the surrounding society was dramatized when the moderator of a panel of Jewish authors asked whether, in their writings or their personal lives, they had ever felt under pressure to disguise or de-emphasize their Jewish identity.
She tells how whites came to blame the impoverished condition of people of color on their innate inferiority, how racialization became an important component of New England ante-bellum nationalism, and how former slaves actively participated in this discourse by emphasizing their African identity.
Nine games is not enough to judge the new offense, and Kings coach John Stevens always emphasizes their defensive identity.
"What they're doing is emphasizing their strengths, not recreating product identity," he added.
