Minorities
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Minorities
- Here are entered general works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups. 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 are entered under [Ethnology,] with appropriate local subdivision. 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.]
URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85085792
- info:lc/authorities/sh85085792
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85085792#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Ethnic minorities
- Foreign population
- Minority groups
Use For
Broader Terms
Narrower Terms
Related Terms
LC Classification
- JC312
General Notes
- Here are entered general works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups. 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 are entered under [Ethnology,] with appropriate local subdivision. 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.]
Example Notes
- Notes under [Ethnic groups; Ethnicity; Ethnology; Urban minorities]
Change Notes
- 2004-09-20: new
- 2012-07-16: revised
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