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Ethnicity
Ethnicity is an identifier which connotes a group with a common national or cultural tradition. Some ethnicities are massive with billions of members, such as Han Chinese, and others are small clans with fewer than 100 individuals. Some countries are almost mono-ethnic, like North Korea, and others have hundreds of indigenous ethnicities, like Nigeria. Come explore the history and culture of ethnicities in this category.
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What is the difference in ethnocentrism and xenocentrism?
egocentrism is the characteristic of regarding oneself and one's own opinions or interests as most important. The term derives from the Greek egô, meaning "I." An egocentric person has no theory of mind, cannot "put himself in other people's shoes," and believes everyone sees what he sees (or that what he sees in some way exceeds what others see.) Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own culture. It is defined as the viewpoint that "one's own group is the center of everything," against which all other groups are judged. Ethnocentrism often entails the belief that one's own race or ethnic group is the most important and/or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups. Within this ideology, individuals will judge other groups in relation to their own particular ethnic group or culture, especially with concern to language, behaviour, customs, and religion. These ethnic distinctions and sub-divisions serve to define each ethnicity's unique cultural identity.
Which ethnic group do most people in turkey belong to?
Turkey is predominatnly made up of Ottoman Turkish peoples who are decendants from nomadic herdsman from Central Asia around 1200BC. Many Turks are also related to the ancient people which once comprised much of the ancient Persian, Hittite, Greek and Roman Empires. More Recently, Greek Byzantians were in Turkey giving us many of the modern monestaries and churches which can be found throughout this Islamic nation.
In 1450, Turkey defeated the Byzantine Empire in a large war and conquered what they had lost, including Greece, the Balkans, and much of North Africa and the Middle East. During Their reign over the region, the Turks took vast mounts of land, and their people were often moved to new regions, enslaved or killed. This is predominately noticiable witht the horrible genocide against the Armenians where nearly 1.5million armenians were killed as well as Georgians, Russians and other Eastern Christian Groups. Many Greeks were also brought back to Turkey as slaves during their fight for independence. Today over 85% of the country considers itself "Turkish" or a mixture of ancient Persian and Central Asian. But a large portion considers themselves Armenian, Greek, Georgian, Arabic.
Today Turkey is attempting to get into the European Union, against the wishes of many EU states, and many people in Turkey. Today many Turks will tell you that they are "European" or "Turkish" not necessarily based off of Geography where much of Turkey is in Europe, but for recognition of European commrodery or not.
I assume you're referring to Indians from South Asia, not Amerindians. India is a very multi-ethnic state. Some of the largest ethnic groups are:
-Gujuratis (Gujurat, Daman and Diu)
-Punjabis (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh)*
-Bengalis (West Bengal)**
-Paharis (Uttarkhand, Sikkim, Kashmir)***
-Tamils (Tamil Nadu)****
-Malayalis (Kerala)
-Kannadas (Karnataka)
-Telugus (Andhra Pradesh)
-Tuluvas (a part of Karnataka called Tulu Nadu)
-Marathis (Maharashtra, minority in Goa)
-Konkanis (Goa, minority in Maharashtra. Majority in parts of southern Konkan in Maharashtra as well)
-Kashmiris (Kashmir)
-Ladakhis (Ladakh, a part of Kashmir)
That's just the tip of the iceberg.
Indian ethnic groups are mostly categorized in two large groups, Indo-Aryan or Dravidian. Bengalis, Punjabis, Gujuratis, etc. are Aryans while the Tamils, Malayalis, Telugus, etc. in the south are Dravidians. There are also some Indians of British descent, called Anglo-Indians.
There is a small number of Jews, from a number of different Jewish communities: Cochin Jews (Malayali Jews), Bene Israel (Marathi Jews), Baghdadi Jews (Arab Jews in Maharashtra), Bnei Menashe (Mizo and Kuki Jews, two Christian tribal groups) and Bene Ephraim (Telugu Jews). Many Indian Jews have migrated to Israel.
*Also in Punjab, Islamabad and Azad Kashmir in Pakistan
**Also in Bangladesh
***Also in Nepal and Bhutan
****Also in Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka
Which ethnic group contributed most to the culture of Australia?
English is the largest group in Australia, followed by Australian, Irish, Scottish, Italian, German, Chinese, Indian, Greek, and Dutch. Over 80 percent of Australia's population comes from a European background.
How did religious and ethnic diversity pose challenges for south Asian nations after indendence?
The Republic of India is a highly plural democracy linguistically, ethnically, and through a multitude of faiths coexisting with one another for millennia. Sectarian issues do erupt such as over equal opportunity, maintaining secularism, and coming to terms with religiously motivated invasions and atrocities that occurred as the Arab caliphate entered the subcontinent.
What is the largest ethnic group in Kenya?
The largest ethnic group in Kenya is the Kikuyu, making up about 22% of the population.
What ethnicity is the last name Cotsonas?
My last name Cotsonas is from Greek ethnicity.....I would assume most of the people with that name would be from Greek descent......
What is is the best ethnic group?
of course u have to be crazy to ask that question everybody knows is the cool,amazings,gourgeous,creative,smartest,neat,friendly,adorable,fun,wonderful,brave,workers,energetic =HISPANICS
woo hoo they the best don't hate appreciate u know its true so celebrate stop making ur race look retarted Hispanics won already pls just admit it u can say is ur race but it ain't brake ur head thinking that but it will never happen u know u wanna have our body and color ok Hispanics rule
What is tori kelly's ethnicity?
Her dad is Puerto Rican, Jamaican and Irish and her mom is of Irish and German descent
What ethnicity is Mariah carey?
Mariah Carey is multiracial.
fahter was black/hispanic mother was Irish
Her father is of Venezuelen decent
she's black/hispanic/Irish
(VL)Actually her mom is of the Irish descent but is American.And her dad is venezuelan but his ancestors are African.
TA-DAM
Yes most of that answer is true but mariah's dad is black, his grandmother (mariah's great grandmother) is Venezuelan. Mariah said so herself
Why do ethnocentric people tend to view other cultures as abnormal?
Because they use their own culture as a standard of judgment.
Because Brazil is much larger than Peru, and Brazil has the Atlantic Ocean on its sea coast which made the immigrating people to choose Brazil, instead Peru as their new country.
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What is counter ethnocentrism?
Ethnocentrism is the act of believing your own culture is not only better but more right than others. My guess would be that counter ethnocentrism is counteracting this. Like culture relativism, which is trying to accept other cultures for being just what they are and not judging them.
What does Ethnic Affinity mean?
It is a term that refers to how a person chooses to determine their origin culture and grouping. For example, a person who moves to the US from Shanghai could see themselves as Shanghainese, as Chinese, as Asian, as Asian-American, as American of Asian Heritage or some other combination. All of these are "plausible" ethnicities. The choice in titles shows the value that they place on their particular value sets and origin cultures.
