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Descriptor English: Ethnic Symbol
Descriptor Spanish: Símbolo Étnico
Descriptor símbolo étnico
Entry term(s) estereótipo étnico
Scope note: Rasgos seleccionados utilizados como insignias simbólicas de identidad para enfatizar la distinción de otros grupos étnicos. El dialecto, la religión y el estilo de vestimenta son símbolos étnicos comunes. Las características biológicas, como el color de la piel y la forma del cuerpo, también se pueden usar como símbolos étnicos. (Traducción libre del original: Glossary of terms. Ethnicity and Race: An Introduction to the Nature of Social Group Differentiation and Inequality. Disponible en: http://bit.ly/2clQVhC)
Descriptor Portuguese: Símbolo Étnico
Descriptor French: Symbole Ethnique
Entry term(s): Ethnic Stereotype
Tree number(s): SP3.311.900.353.100.548
Scope note: Selected traits used as symbolic badges of identity to emphasize distinctness from other ethnic groups. Dialect, religion, and style of dress are common ethnic symbols. Biological characteristics, such as skin color and body shape, may be used as ethnic symbols as well. (From: Glossary of terms. Ethnicity and Race: An Introduction to the Nature of Social Group Differentiation and Inequality. Available in: http://bit.ly/2clQVhC)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
History Note: 2018
DeCS ID: 57411
Unique ID: DDCS057411
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Ethnic Symbol - Preferred
Concept UI FD00062106
Scope note Selected traits used as symbolic badges of identity to emphasize distinctness from other ethnic groups. Dialect, religion, and style of dress are common ethnic symbols. Biological characteristics, such as skin color and body shape, may be used as ethnic symbols as well. (From: Glossary of terms. Ethnicity and Race: An Introduction to the Nature of Social Group Differentiation and Inequality. Available in: http://bit.ly/2clQVhC)
Preferred term Ethnic Symbol
Entry term(s) Ethnic Stereotype



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