Concept information
Preferred term
ethnic groups
Definition
- The definition of ethnic groups is widely contested, and no commonly accepted definition exists. A good starting point is, however, a subjective definition that regards an ethnic group as the largest human group with a common consciousness of shared origins. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Ethnic Groups]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
- African Americans
- African Americans and mental health
- African people
- Amish
- Arabs
- Asian Americans
- Asian/Pacific Islanders
- Asian people
- biracial
- black people
- Chicanos
- Chinese Americans
- Cuban Americans
- ethnic minorities
- Europeans
- Filipino Americans
- foreigners
- gypsies
- gypsy
- Hispanic Americans
- immigrants
- Inuits
- Japanese Americans
- Jews
- Korean Americans
- Mexican Americans
- mixed race people
- multiracial individuals
- native Alaskans
- Native Americans
- Puerto Rican Americans
- sexual minority status in people of color
- Southeast Asian Americans
- Vietnamese Americans
- west indian people
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/ethnic_groups
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