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An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry (Smith 1986). Ethnic groups are also usually united by common cultural, behavioural, linguistic, or religious practices. In this sense, an ethnic group is also a cultural community.
From an objective standpoint, an ethnic group is also an endogamous population, that is, members of an ethnic group procreate primarily with other members of their ethnic group, something which is measurable in terms of characteristic average genetic frequencies. These differences, however, usually do not approach the magnitude of racial difference in that the genetic differences within an ethnic group are greater than the difference between any two ethnic groups. The characteristic of endogamy is reinforced by proximity, cultural familiarity, and also social pressure (in extreme cases, by legal command) to procreate within the ethnic group.
Types of ethnic group
In general, two types of ethnic groups have arisen in human history. The earliest form is the kinship-based ethnic group most closely corresponding to the term "tribe". As human populations became more mobile, another type of ethnic group arose, most closely associated with the evolution of the state ("country"), as the opportunity to procreate outside the old kinship systems presented itself. Invasion, migration, and pan-ethnic religions have contributed to a further evolution of new ethnic groups out of the mixture of older ethnic groups. At the same time, ethnic distinction can persist, even within the bounds of a single country as long as members of an ethnic group procreate primarily among themselves, for various reasons. More on [ Ethnic group ]
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CONTD: called racism since everyone in India belong to same RACE and ETHNICITY.
avaneeshj (avaneesh jakkoju) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:03:06 -0000
CONTD: called racism since everyone in India belong to same RACE and ETHNICITY.
happy about: showers hanes cleanliness. naht smelling like my ethnicity's cuisine or bad cleaning attempt
aidarenee (Aida Moussalli) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:55:31 -0000
happy about: showers hanes cleanliness. naht smelling like my ethnicity's cuisine or bad cleaning attempt
Watching "The Nativity Story". Beautiful locations in Nth Africa in HD. Keisha Castle Hughes as Mary = floating ethnicity of Maori in movies
campgrrls (campgrrls) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:47:29 -0000
Watching "The Nativity Story". Beautiful locations in Nth Africa in HD. Keisha Castle Hughes as Mary = floating ethnicity of Maori in movies
megatron122 your ethnicity is too fucking cool!!! Lol
KennyShines23 (Adam Trujillo) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:26:25 -0000
megatron122 your ethnicity is too fucking cool!!! Lol
Melanoma rates vary by race, ethnicity (http://cli.gs/NPdyX)
AboutPharmacy (AboutPharmacy) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:25:14 -0000
Melanoma rates vary by race, ethnicity (http://cli.gs/NPdyX)
@GorgeousDesi IF U DON'T MIND ME ASKING, WHAT'S UR ETHNICITY SWEETIE?
weloveangelo (Angelo Gulotta) Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:01:04 -0000
@GorgeousDesi IF U DON'T MIND ME ASKING, WHAT'S UR ETHNICITY SWEETIE?
to Nationalist Myths - Discourses on the Tatar, the Chuvash and the Bashkir ethnogenesis, by Uyama Tomohiko (PDF).
Dzhangar-Geser - Moderated platform for information, communication and discussion on matters related to the Mongol peoples in Russia.
Meta Description: [ Dzhangar-Geser: Dzhangar-Geser ]
Monitoring of Ethnicity, Conflicts and Cohesion - UNESCO sponsored research project studying conflicts and cohesion related to ethnicity in the post-communist world.
Osmo Joronen's Uralic Family Home Page - History, language and culture of the Finnish related people, including sections on WW II in Karelia and Finland.
Meta Description: [ History of the Finnish related people - language, culture, war...Lots of pictures, maps, stories and much more just for you. Index page. ]
Out of the Ruins: Cultural Negotiations in the Soviet Aftermath - Seventeen articles by experts.
SOTA Turkic World Pages - Dedicated to research and analysis of the Turkic peoples of the former Soviet Union.
SURI - Information Centre of Finno-Ugric Peoples - Information on Uralic studies and the Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples.
The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire - Overview of the endangered peoples of the former Soviet Union.
The Volga Ural Page - Devoted to the scholarly study of the region, focussing on history and politics, anthropology, ethnography, and linguistics.
Turanian Lands - Turanian Peoples - Information concerning the Turanians, a presumed group of ethno-linguistic related peoples, and their Eurasian lands, in text documents, images and maps.
Turkic Republics and Communities - Extensive list of websites and pages pertaining to Turkic speaking peoples.
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