Ethnic Groups
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077187 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Stone (0000-0002-5925-0800), John Dingfelder Stone, Bhumika Piya |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeose064 |
| OpenAlex | W4214637201 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Ethnic groups are fundamental units of social organization which consist of members who define themselves, or are defined, by a sense of common historical origins that may also include religious beliefs, a similar language, or a shared culture. Their continuity over time as distinct groups is achieved through the intergenerational transmission of culture, traditions, and institutions. Ethnic groups can be distinguished from kinship groups in as much as ties of kin arise largely from biological inheritance. The term is derived from the Greek word ethnos , which can be translated as a people or a nation. The sociologist Max Weber provided one of the most important modern definitions of ethnic groups as “human groups (other than kinship groups) which cherish a belief in their common origins of such a kind that it provides the basis for the creation of a community
Epistemology · Ethnic group · Fictive kinship · Genealogy · Inheritance (genetic algorithm · Kinship · Social group · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Asian Studies and History · Gender Studies · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |