Symbolic Ethnicity

Gans, H. J. (1979). Symbolic Ethnicity: The Future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2(1), 1-20.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

1979

Volume

2

Issue

1

Pages

1-20

DOI

10.1080/01419870.1979.9993248

DOI registrant

Taylor & Francis

Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.1979.9993248

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• Symbolic Ethnicity
  • Symbolic Ethnicity is a voluntary, intermittent expression of inherited ethnic identity through selected symbols and practices when everyday organization, constraint, and material participation in the ethnic group have weakened.

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