PUBLIC HEALTH      Population Studies in Public Health [SP3]      Population Studies in Public Health           Population [SP3.001]           Population                Interpersonal Relations [SP3.001.005]                Interpersonal Relations                     Socialization [SP3.001.005.070]                     Socialization                          Social Identification [SP3.001.005.070.010]                          Social Identification                               Social Construction of Ethnic Identity [SP3.001.005.070.010.010] +                               Social Construction of Ethnic Identity +                                    Ethnic Symbol [SP3.001.005.070.010.010.010] +                                    Ethnic Symbol +                               Social Construction of Gender [SP3.001.005.070.010.020] +                               Social Construction of Gender +

Social Construction of Ethnic Identity - Preferred

Concept UI	FD00062086
Scope note	1) The notion that ethnic identity formation is a developmental process that is shaped by the social context(s) in which it occurs and that differs for minority versus majority group members. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908006) 2) Location, income, gender, age, social class, family history, religion, nationality, etc construct one's identity. The built identities are not equally available or have equally values. (Adaptation of the definition for the more general concept, "Social Construction of Identity", of which the source is http://bit.ly/1DzWCBX)
Preferred term	Social Construction of Ethnic Identity
Entry term(s)	Social Construction of Ethnicity