What is Ethnicity

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A broad range of social and cultural factors that might characterize and individual or a group. These can include language, religion, nationality, historical experience, location, etc., and very often a combination of these. Learn more in: Religious and Ethnic Identification of Minoritized Youth in Hong Kong: Exploring Acculturation Outcomes

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Defines people’s membership in a group, its centrality to the human experience and identity; and a sense of oneness that incorporates languages, religion, and demarcations. Learn more in: Globalization and Media's Impact on Cross Cultural Communication: Managing Organizational Change

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Ethnic character, background, or affiliation. Learn more in: Understanding Plagiarism Behavior through Criterion Studies: Predictors of Actual Plagiarism

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The state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. Learn more in: Workforce Diversity: Gaining the Competitive Advantage

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“Human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of customs or both, or because of memories of colonization and migration; this belief must be important for group formation; furthermore it does not matter whether an objective blood relationship exists. Ethnic membership (Gemeinsamkeit) differs from the kinship group precisely by being a presumed identity, not a group with concrete social action, like the latter. In our sense ethnic membership does not constitute a group; it only facilitates group formation of any kind, particularly in the political sphere. On the other hand, it is primarily the political community, no matter how artificially organized, that inspires the belief in common ethnicity” (Weber, 1978, p. 389). Learn more in: Reporting Race and Ethnicity in International Assessment

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Differences in human groups rooted on such factors like, race, tribe, language, culture, and religion. Learn more in: Regional Integration in West Africa: Exploring the Option of Leveraging Workforce Diversity in the Academia and University System

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Characteristics which include nationality, culture, ancestry and language, used to categorize groups of people. Learn more in: Managing a Diverse Workforce

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the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. Learn more in: Ethnicity and Household Savings in Indonesia

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Generally refers to the distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage of a person or group of persons. Learn more in: Preparing Teacher Candidates for Diverse Classrooms: The Role of Teacher Preparation Programs

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Identification of a social group of people that share common attributes (e.g., art, culture, language, religion, styles, values), which distinguish it from other social groups. Learn more in: What's in a Name?: Insights on Tax Compliance Behavior and Ethnic Diversity

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Represents a complex of characteristics influenced by a myriad of interrelated factors such as language, nationality, cultural practices, gender, religion, social class, geography, religion, family history, racial characteristics, sexual orientation, physical and mental degree of ability/disability, and other combinations of these factors that belong to collective social and cultural identities or groups of people. Learn more in: Driving Equity in Action Through a Socially and Culturally Situated Pedagogy: Culturally Relevant Teaching and Learning as a Form of Equity Toward Student Engagement

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Relates to cultural factors such as nationality, culture, ancestry, language and beliefs. Learn more in: The Impact of the Model Minority Culture in Higher Education Institutions: The Cause of Asian Americans' Psychological and Mental Health

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Refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language. Race, however, refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color. An example of race is brown, white, or black skin (all from various parts of the world), while an example of ethnicity is German or Spanish ancestry (regardless of race). Learn more in: Retention of Rural Latina College Students, Engaging Strategic Leadership: A Chicana Feminist Theory Perspective on Retention

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An aspect of an individual’s identity that is based on that individual’s heritage where the individual shares common physical, national, linguistic, and/or religious traits with others who are from the same heritage. Ethnic Groups are composed of members sharing a common ethnicity. Learn more in: Higher Education Abroad: Trends among the Indigenous Palestinian Arab Minority in Israel

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A belonging to a group that has common cultural or national tradition and practices. Learn more in: What Do Business Schools Expect From Aspirants During Recruitment?

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This term refers to a social group with cultural identity. It concerns a group of people who share same or common ancestry, language, history, folklore, etc. It is in ethnicity that membership of an ethnic group is conceived. Learn more in: Culture: Evaluation of Concepts and Definitions in Relation to Conflict and Peacebuilding

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A form of identity linked to a particular group. Learn more in: Politics of Belonging: Ethnicity and Identity of the Kalanga People of Bulilimamangwe District in Colonial Zimbabwe

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A group that shares the same culture. Learn more in: Cultural Biases in Transitional Writing Courses and Their Effect on Hispanic Students in Texas

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A set of cultural characteristics that distinguishes a group of people from others proceeding from another geographical origin. Learn more in: Workforce Diversity at the Lagos Business School, Pan-African University, Nigeria

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A particular “racial” or cultural heritage, e.g. Hispanic or Latino background. Learn more in: Generation, Education, Gender, and Ethnicity in American Digital Divides

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Refers to a socially and culturally defined group that share common ancestors. Learn more in: Latina Efficacy: Advocate, Inspire, and Take Charge