Quote: "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."
A social group that shares a common culture, ancestry, and history.
Definition of ethnicity: This topic concentrates on the meaning of ethnicity and its importance in society.
Ethnic identities: This topic covers ethnic identities, how they are formed and maintained in different cultural settings.
Race and Ethnicity: This topic discusses the differences between race and ethnicity, and how they are interconnected.
Cultural Factors: This topic examines the cultural factors that contribute to ethnic identity, including language, beliefs, traditions, food, family, and kinship.
Ethnic Conflict: This topic explores the reasons for ethnic conflict, and the factors that contribute to it.
Multiculturalism and Diversity: This topic studies the policies and practices of multiculturalism and diversity, and their impact on ethnic relations.
Immigration: This topic investigates the phenomenon of immigration and its impact on cultural geography, including ethnic enclaves, transnationalism, and diaspora.
Colonialism and Ethnicity: This topic covers the relationship between colonialism, imperialism, and ethnicity, and how they have contributed to the formation of modern ethnic identities.
Ethnicity and Social Inequality: This topic examines how ethnicity has contributed to social inequality throughout history, including the impact of racism, discrimination, and exclusion.
Nationalism and Ethnicity: This topic studies the relationship between nationalism and ethnicity, and how nationalism can create conflicts between ethnic groups.
Globalization and Ethnicity: This topic explores how globalization has affected ethnic identities and cultural diversity, including the rise of global culture and hybrid identities.
Arab: A group of people who mainly speak Arabic and share a common cultural heritage.
African American: African descendants who live in North America with their own distinct cultural traditions.
Hispanic/Latinx: A group of people from Spanish-speaking countries or regions that share similar linguistic and cultural traits.
East Asian: People from countries such as China, Japan, and Korea who share similar cultural and linguistic characteristics.
South Asian: People from countries such as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh who share similar cultural and linguistic traits.
Indigenous: People who are native to a specific region and who have their own cultural and linguistic traditions.
European: People hailing from various countries and regions throughout Europe who share predominately white complexion, and unique traditions based on individual culture.
Pacific Islander: People from various Pacific island nations that share similar cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
Middle Eastern: A group of people from the Middle East region, with cultural and linguistic similarities.
Jewish: A cultural and ethnic group with origins in the Middle East and a shared religious tradition.
Quote: "Those attributes can include a common nation of origin, or common sets of ancestry, traditions, language, history, society, religion, or social treatment."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "By way of language shift, acculturation, adoption, and religious conversion, individuals or groups may over time shift from one ethnic group to another."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "Conversely, formerly separate ethnicities can merge to form a pan-ethnicity and may eventually merge into one single ethnicity."
Quote: "The formation of a separate ethnic identity is referred to as ethnogenesis."
Quote: "Earlier 20th-century 'Primordialists' viewed ethnic groups as real phenomena whose distinct characteristics have endured since the distant past."
Quote: "Perspectives that developed after the 1960s increasingly viewed ethnic groups as social constructs, with identity assigned by societal rules."
Quote: "The term ethnicity is often used interchangeably with the term nation, particularly in cases of ethnic nationalism."
Quote: "Ethnic groups may share a narrow or broad spectrum of genetic ancestry, depending on group identification, with many groups having mixed genetic ancestry."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "By way of language shift, acculturation, adoption, and religious conversion, individuals or groups may over time shift from one ethnic group to another."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "Those attributes can include a common nation of origin, or common sets of ancestry, traditions, language, history, society, religion, or social treatment."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "Perspectives that developed after the 1960s increasingly viewed ethnic groups as social constructs, with identity assigned by societal rules."
Quote: "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."
Quote: "Perspectives that developed after the 1960s increasingly viewed ethnic groups as social constructs, with identity assigned by societal rules."
Quote: "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."