SOME ASPECTS OF TERMINOLOGY IN THE STUDIES OF A POPULATION'S ETHNIC STRUCTURES (EXPLICATION EFFORT PERTINENT TO THE INTERWAR PERIOD)

• Authors: Wysocki T.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this paper is to explicate essential terms related to ethnicity. It contains definitions of such terms as nation, ethnicity, ethnic group, ethnographic group, ethnic minority, assimilation. Also, the paper presents an outline of the ethnicity building process and touches upon the issue of native tongue as a criterion defining ethnic membership. Additionally, the paper contemplates the correlation between the declared native language and religious denomination. The analytical database used for the purpose of this paper are Polish and foreign reference resources, as well as sociological and historical literature.

Keywords

EN

ASSIMILATION; ETHNICITY; NATIVE LANGUAGUE; RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
• Journal: Sprawy Narodowościowe
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 33
• Pages: 75-100
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Wysocki T.

• T. Wysocki, c/o Uniwersytet Lódzki, Zaklad Demografii, ul. Rewolucji 1905r. 41/43, 90-214 Lódz, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA056723