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ethnic group [eth′nik] a population of individuals organized on the basis of an assumed common cultural origin. ethnic group, n a population of individuals organized around an assumption of common cultural origin. ethnic group Social medicine A group whose members (1) have a sense of common origins; (2) claim a common and distinctive Hx and destiny; (3) possess one or more dimensions of collective cultural individuality; (4) have a sense of unique
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Chapter 6 analyzes the efforts by the Lao state to fix and control the ethnic landscape through population censuses and ethnic classifications. Reflecting the difficulties of defining families rather than individuals by ethnic group, Statistics New Zealand (2004) has already abandoned the ethnic classification of both households and families. We wouldn't know these things without racial and ethnic classification, the argument goes, and thus the Racial Privacy Initiative measure would prevent either alerting potential victims or pinpointing prevention programs. |
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