"An ethnicity or ethnic group is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of perceived shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups."
The cultural identity of a group of people.
Definition and Concept of Ethnicity: This topic covers the basic definition, concept, and characteristics of ethnicity as a social construct.
Ethnic Identity and Formation: This topic discusses how individuals and groups form their ethnic identity and the factors that influence their ethnic affiliation.
Race and Ethnicity: This topic differentiates between race and ethnicity and explores their complex interrelationships and socio-political significance.
Ethnic Conflict and Violence: This topic examines the causes, consequences, and management of ethnic conflicts and violence that arise between different ethnic groups.
Ethnic Diversity and Pluralism: This topic explores the implications of ethnic diversity and pluralism for various societies, including issues of social cohesion, integration, and harmony.
Multiculturalism and Ethnic Relations: This topic discusses the policies, practices, and challenges of multiculturalism as a way of managing ethnic relations in diverse societies.
Ethnic Stereotypes and Prejudice: This topic examines the harmful effects of ethnic stereotypes and prejudice on individuals and society, and measures to combat them.
Globalization and Ethnicity: This topic analyzes the impacts of globalization on ethnic groups and their cultural, political, and economic activities.
Ethnicity and Migration: This topic explores the connections between ethnicity and migration, including the migration patterns and experiences of different ethnic groups.
Ethnocentrism and Cultural Relativism: This topic compares ethnocentrism and cultural relativism as different ways of viewing and evaluating ethnic and cultural differences.
African: Referring to people from the African continent, including various subgroups such as West Africans, East Africans, Central Africans, South Africans, and North Africans. It is important to note that Africa is home to a diverse range of cultures, languages, religions, and traditions.
Asian: Referring to people from Asia, a large and diverse continent that includes regions such as East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Western Asia. Some common ethnic groups include Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, Iranian, Arab, Kurdish, and Turkish, among others.
European: Referring to people from Europe, a continent that includes many countries, languages, cultures, and ethnic groups. Some common ethnic groups include French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Russian, English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Finnish, Swedish, and Norwegian, among others.
Indigenous or Native: Referring to people who are descendants of the original inhabitants of a particular region, such as Native Americans, First Nations, Inuit, Maori, Aboriginal Australians, and Pacific Islanders. Indigenous groups often have a unique language, culture, and history that are distinct from mainstream society.
Latino or Hispanic: Referring to people who have roots or ancestry from Latin America or Spain, including countries such as Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, and Spain. Latino or Hispanic identity can include various racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds.
Middle Eastern: Referring to people from countries and regions in the Middle East, often including Arab, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, and Jewish populations. Some common countries include Saudi Arabia, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iraq.
Multiracial or Mixed: Referring to people who have ancestry from more than one racial or ethnic group, and may identify with multiple cultures, traditions, and languages.
Pacific Islander: Referring to people from islands in the Pacific Ocean such as Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, and Papua New Guinea. Pacific Islanders often have unique cultural practices, languages, and histories.
"Those attributes can include a common nation of origin, or common sets of ancestry, traditions, language, history, society, religion, or social treatment."
"The term ethnicity is often used interchangeably with the term nation, particularly in cases of ethnic nationalism."
"Ethnicity may be construed as an inherited or societally imposed construct."
"Ethnic membership tends to be defined by a shared cultural heritage, ancestry, origin myth, history, homeland, language, dialect, religion, mythology, folklore, ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art, or physical appearance."
"By way of language shift, acculturation, adoption, and religious conversion, individuals or groups may over time shift from one ethnic group to another."
"Ethnic groups may be divided into subgroups or tribes, which over time may become separate ethnic groups themselves due to endogamy or physical isolation from the parent group."
"Formerly separate ethnicities can merge to form a pan-ethnicity and may eventually merge into one single ethnicity."
"The formation of a separate ethnic identity is referred to as ethnogenesis."
"Earlier 20th-century 'Primordialists' viewed ethnic groups as real phenomena whose distinct characteristics have endured since the distant past." "Perspectives that developed after the 1960s increasingly viewed ethnic groups as social constructs, with identity assigned by societal rules."
"Ethnic groups may share a narrow or broad spectrum of genetic ancestry, depending on group identification, with many groups having mixed genetic ancestry."
"Ancestry, traditions, language, history, society, religion, or social treatment."
"Language shift, acculturation, adoption, and religious conversion" can lead to shifts in ethnic identity.
"Mythology, folklore, ritual, cuisine, dressing style, art, or physical appearance."
"Ethnic groups may be divided into subgroups or tribes."
"Endogamy or physical isolation from the parent group."
"Formerly separate ethnicities can merge to form a pan-ethnicity."
"Whether through division or amalgamation, the formation of a separate ethnic identity is referred to as ethnogenesis."
"Earlier 20th-century 'Primordialists' viewed ethnic groups as real phenomena whose distinct characteristics have endured since the distant past." "Perspectives that developed after the 1960s increasingly viewed ethnic groups as social constructs."
"Identity assigned by societal rules."