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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]].<ref>Maybury-Lewis 2002: 47.</ref>
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>


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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[social class]]
*[[social class]][[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
*[[race]]
 
[[Category:Anthropology Workgroup]]
[[Category:Sociology Workgroup]]
[[Category:History Workgroup]]
[[Category:CZ Live]]

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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

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