Nationality

Chapter 7 Rubenstein Ethnicity Key Issue 1: Where are ethnic groups distributed in the USA? Ethnic indicates nationality Ethnic group ? A group of people sharing a common ancestry as well as cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth 1). Nationality ? ?To have been born in a particular? and to identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country 2). Nationalism ? Loyalty and devotion to a nationality 3). State ? An area organized into a political unit and where the government is recognized internationally 4). Nation-State ? Ethnicity and politics coincide ? rare, e.g. ? Denmark, but Denmark also controls Greenland Many times ethnic groups may be minorities living with larger populations