Ethnology
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Ethnology
- Here, with appropriate local subdivision, are entered works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country. Theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture are entered under [Ethnic groups.] Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under [Ethnicity.] General works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups are entered under [Minorities.]
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045198
- info:lc/authorities/sh85045198
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85045198#concept
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Variants
- Cultural anthropology
- Ethnography
- Races of man
- Social anthropology
Broader Terms
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Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
LC Classification
- GN301-GN674
General Notes
- Here, with appropriate local subdivision, are entered works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country. Theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture are entered under [Ethnic groups.] Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under [Ethnicity.] General works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups are entered under [Minorities.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Minorities]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2011-03-23: revised
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