Genetic Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
Before 1800, a person's race was often synonymous with his ethnicity, national citizenship, or religion. When contemporaries spoke of the "Irish race," they did ...
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Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a salient feature of numerous societies throughout the world. Few societies are ethnically homogeneous, even when they proclaim themselves to be. Consequently, ethnicity has bee...
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Ethnic Identity
An individual's feeling of belonging to a particular ethnic group.
The adjective ethnic is derived from the Greek noun ethnos, which means race, people, nation, and tribe. Altho...
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Ethnicity
Introduction
Ethnicity is a powerful glue for many groups in society. It typically includes several factors, such as race, religion, culture, and language. The idea of ethnic identity can be...
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Ethnic Minority Groups
Timeline
1619–1800 ∼ Slaves and Native Americans
First slaves arrive in America at Jamestown, Virginia (1619) / House of Burgess in Virginia passes laws making th...
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Minorities are the arbitrary threads of the fabric of today's society. Each culture contributes their own vibrant hue of skin color, their own unique values, as well as their own special talents, gi...
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"Symbolic ethnicity" is a term coined by Herbert Gans. It refers to ethnicity that is individualistic in nature and without real social cost for the individual. These symbolic identifications are e...
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Genetic Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Ethnic Identity
Ethnicity
Ethnic Minority Groups
