Civic and ethnic nationalism
Researchers like to break nationalism down into two broad categories: ethnic and civic. As you might be able to guess, ethnic nationalism is all about creating nationalism around a particular ethnic group, such as the Japanese have done in Japan, or the Han Chinese in China. These societies have people from similar genetic backgrounds and aren’t welcoming of large numbers of foreigners. The other type of nationalism is civic. This is where you love your country because of the values it espouses, the institutions it has, and the achievements are possible by everyone working together for a better future. Compared to ethnic nationalism, civic nationalism is far more welcoming of other groups. It is the most common form of nationalism in the U.S. In fact, many citizens in America who are staunchly against nationalism. Because they believe it is ethnically driven, they are actually intense civic nationalists. Therefore, they believe that the core values of the society, such as tolerance and liberalism, should be upheld.