tiffany_jenkins
is a sociologist and writer, and the culture editor of Sociology Compass. Her work has been published in The Scotsman, The Spectator and TheGuardian, among others. She is the author of Keeping Their Marbles (2016). She lives in London and Edinburgh.
The idea that one culture ‘owns’ a particular heritage, or that certain practices are too culturally sensitive to be talked about, may create barriers between people.