Named Groups

Ethnicity

A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.

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Abstract

A group of people with a common cultural heritage that sets them apart from others in a variety of social relationships.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Nationality
  • Ethnic Group
  • Nationalities

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, education, genetics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, psychology, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse ethnicity with RACIAL GROUPS

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History Note

2022(1968)

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Previous Indexing

  • Ethnology (1966-1967)

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  1. M01w.686.477w.625.188w
  2. N01.224w.317w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ethnicity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005006. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005006
  2. Ethnicity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group
  3. Ethnicity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q41710