Editing Prejudice (section)

===Nationalism===
{{Main article|Nationalism}}
Nationalism is a sentiment based on common cultural characteristics that binds a population and often produces a policy of national independence or [[separatism]].<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nationalism "Nationalism"], dictionary.com</ref> It suggests a "shared identity" amongst a nation's people that minimizes differences within the group and emphasizes perceived boundaries between the group and non-members.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2">{{cite book |last1=Blackwell |first1=Judith |first2=Murray |last2=Smith |first3=John |last3=Sorenson |title=Culture of Prejudice: Arguments in Critical Social Science |url=https://archive.org/details/cultureofprejudi0000blac |url-access=registration |location=Toronto |publisher=Broadview Press |year=2003 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/cultureofprejudi0000blac/page/31 31–2]|isbn=9781551114903 }}</ref> This leads to the assumption that members of the nation have more in common than they actually do, that they are "culturally unified", even if injustices within the nation based on differences like status and race exist.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2"/> During times of conflict between one nation and another, nationalism is controversial since it may function as a buffer for criticism when it comes to the nation's own problems since it makes the nation's own hierarchies and internal conflicts appear to be natural.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2"/> It may also serve a way of rallying the people of the nation in support of a particular political goal.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2"/> Nationalism usually involves a push for conformity, obedience, and solidarity amongst the nation's people and can result not only in feelings of public responsibility but also in a narrow sense of community due to the exclusion of those who are considered outsiders.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2"/> Since the identity of nationalists is linked to their allegiance to the state, the presence of strangers who do not share this allegiance may result in hostility.<ref name="Blackwell, Judith 2003 p31-2"/>