Essentialist Views of Nationality and Increased Bias Towards Immigrants

Hunter Leckonby
5 min readDec 31, 2020

National identification is defined as the extent to which a person identifies with a specific nation or people and how much they feel as though they belong. It is also described as “the sense of a nation as a cohesive whole, as represented by distinctive traditions, culture, language, and politics.”

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Hunter Leckonby

Clinical Psychologist M.A. (Psy.D. 2023) Advocate for mental health awareness and cultural diversity.