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An '''ethnic group''' is traditionally defined as a [[population]] that meets four broad criteria, as pointed out by [[Fredrik Barth]]<ref>Barth 1969: 10-11.</ref>:
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#is largely biologically self-perpetuating
#shares fundamental cultural values, realized in overt unity in cultural forms
#makes up a field of communication and interaction
#has a membership which identifies itself, and is identified by others, as constituting a category distinguishable from other categories of the same order.


This basic definition is widely used in [[anthropology]], and serves as the starting point for several important scholars in their work on topic of ethnic groups.
An '''ethnic group''' is broadly defined as a [[population]] whose members identify with one another as distinct from others.  This usually occurs through a perceived common history, and often also includes shared [[culture]], [[race]], [[religion]], or [[language]].<ref>Maybury-Lewis 2002: 47.</ref>


==Frederik Barth==
The study of ethnic groups falls under the purview of several fields, including [[anthropology]], [[sociology]], and [[history]].


==Anthropology==
===Frederik Barth===




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==Sources and Further Reading==
==Sources and Further Reading==
*Barth, Fredrik, ed. 1969. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Cultural Difference. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
*Barth, Fredrik, ed. 1969. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Cultural Difference. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
*Maybury-Lewis, David. 2002. Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 0205337465
==See Also==
*[[social class]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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An ethnic group is broadly defined as a population whose members identify with one another as distinct from others. This usually occurs through a perceived common history, and often also includes shared culture, race, religion, or language.[1]

The study of ethnic groups falls under the purview of several fields, including anthropology, sociology, and history.

Anthropology

Frederik Barth

Notes

  1. ↑ Maybury-Lewis 2002: 47.

Sources and Further Reading

  • Barth, Fredrik, ed. 1969. Ethnic Groups and Boundaries: The Social Organization of Cultural Difference. Boston: Little, Brown and Company.
  • Maybury-Lewis, David. 2002. Indigenous Peoples, Ethnic Groups, and the State. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 0205337465

See Also

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