Ethnic groups
Scope Notes
Here are entered theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture. Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under [Ethnicity.] Works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country are entered under [Ethnology,] with appropriate local subdivision. General works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups are entered under [Minorities.]
Used for
- Ethnic identities
- Ethnic nations (Ethnic groups)
- Groups, Ethnic
- Kindred groups (Ethnic groups)
- Nationalities (Ethnic groups)
- Peoples (Ethnic groups)
Examples
Notes under [Ethnicity; Ethnology; Minorities]
Editorial Notes
individual ethnic groups, e.g. [Hopi Indians]
Broader Terms (1)
Hierarchy
Broader groupings:
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