Ethnicity
Scope Notes
Here are entered works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group. Theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture are entered under [Ethnic groups.] 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 identity
Examples
Notes under [Ethnic groups; Ethnology; Minorities]
Editorial Notes
subdivisions [Race identity] or [Ethnic identity] under individual races or ethnic groups, e.g. [African Americans--Race identity; Japanese Americans--Ethnic identity; Aboriginal Australians--Ethnic identity]