Australian Thesaurus of Educational Descriptors

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Ethnic groups

Scope Note: Subgroups within a larger cultural or social order that are distinguished from the majority and each other by their national, religious, linguistic, cultural, and sometimes racial background (Note: do not confuse with "Minority groups," which has the connotation of being the object of prejudice or discrimination - use a more specific term if possible)
Used For: Ethnic community; Ethnic cultural groups; Racial cultural groups
Broader Term: Population groups
Narrower Term: Aboriginal peoples; African Australians; Anglo Australians; Arab Australians; Asian Australians; Cambodian Australians; Chinese Australians; Filipino Australians; Greek Australians; Hmong people; Italian Australians; Lebanese Australians; Maltese Australians; Maori people; Sikhs; Torres Strait Islanders; Turkish Australians; Vietnamese Australians
Related Term: Aboriginal communities; Biculturalism; Community languages; Cross cultural studies; Cultural background; Cultural differences; Cultural education; Cultural images; Cultural pluralism; Culture; Culture fair tests; Ethnic bias; Ethnic discrimination; Ethnic distribution; Ethnic origins; Ethnic schools; Ethnic status; Ethnic stereotypes; Ethnic studies; Ethnicity; Ethnography; Ethnology; Ethnomathematics; Foreign culture; Indigenous cultures; Indigenous personnel; Indigenous populations; Intercultural programs; Jews; Limited English speaking; Minority groups; Multicultural education; Nationalism; Native speakers; Non English speaking; Non English speaking background; Race; Religious cultural groups; Self determination; Social integration; Subcultures; Tribes
Subject Category: 560 Peoples and cultures
Date Added: Jan 84