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-- See Also the narrower term Acculturation

--subdivision Cultural assimilation under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term African Americans
Here are entered works on citizens of the United States of black African descent. Works on blacks who temporarily reside in the United States, such as aliens, students from abroad, etc., are entered under Blacks--United States. Works on blacks outside the United States are entered under Blacks--[place].

-- See Also the narrower term Art, Primitive

-- See Also the narrower term Asian Americans

--subdivision Asian Americans under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--Asian Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Blacks
Here are entered works on blacks as an element in the population. Theoretical works discussing the Black race from an anthropological point of view are entered under Black race.Works on black people in countries whose racial composition is predominantly black are assigned headings appropriate for the country as a whole without the use of the heading Blacks. The heading Blacks is assigned to works on such countries only if the work discusses blacks apart from other groups in the country.
--subdivision Blacks under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--Blacks; and headings beginning with the word Black

-- See Also the narrower term Cannibalism

-- See Also the narrower term Cultural relativism

-- See Also the narrower term East Indian Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Economic anthropology

-- See Also the narrower term Ethnic groups
Here are entered theoretical works on the concept of groups of people who are bound together by common ties of ancestry and culture. Works on the subjective sense of belonging to an individual ethnic group are entered under Ethnicity. Works on the discipline of ethnology, and works on the origin, distribution, and characteristics of the elements of the population of a particular region or country are entered under Ethnology, with appropriate local subdivision. General works on racial, religious, ethnic, or other minority groups are entered under Minorities.
--individual ethnic groups, e.g. Hopi Indians

-- See Also the narrower term Ethnic relations

--subdivision Ethnic relations under names of regions, countries, cities, etc.

-- See Also the narrower term Ethnomusicology

-- See Also the narrower term Ethnophilosophy

-- See Also the narrower term Folklore

--subdivision Folklore under ethnic, national or occupational groups; and under topics for discussions of those topics as themes in folklore

-- See Also the narrower term German Americans

--subdivision German Americans under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--German Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Greek Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Hispanic Americans
Here are entered works on United States citizens of Latin American descent. Works on citizens of Latin American countries are entered under Latin Americans. Works on citizens of Latin American countries in the United States are entered under Latin Americans--United States.

-- See Also the narrower term Human beings Migrations
Here are entered works on the spread of population, largely in prehistoric times. Works on the mass migrations of peoples are entered under the heading Migrations of nations. Works dealing with migration from one country to another in modern times are entered under the heading Emigration and immigration. Works dealing with movement of population from one section to another section of the same country are entered under the heading Migration, Internal.

-- See Also the narrower term Indigenous peoples
Here are entered works on the aboriginal inhabitants either of colonial areas or of modern states where the aboriginal peoples are not in control of the government, as well as works on the position of these peoples in society and their relations with the governing authorities. General works on the ethnological composition of specific places having indigenous populations are entered under Ethnology with local subdivision.
--subdivision Government relations under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Industries, Primitive
Here are entered works limited to the techniques of production of pre-literate and folk cultures. Works on the objects made or used by people, especially the folk artifacts produced by traditional methods, as well as techniques of their production, are entered under Material culture. Works on the industries of particular ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision Industries, e.g. Indians of North America--Industries. Works on the material culture of particular ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group with the subdivision Material culture, e.g. Indians of North America--Material culture.
--subdivision Industries under names of particular ethnic groups, e.g. Australian aborigines--Industries

-- See Also the narrower term Italian Americans

--subdivision Italian Americans under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--Italian Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Japanese Americans

--subdivision Japanese Americans under individual wars, e.g. World War, 1939-1945--Japanese Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Kinship

--subdivision Kinship under individual ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Language and languages
Here are entered works on language in general, works on the origin and history of language, and surveys of languages. Works dealing with the scientific study of human speech, including phonetics, phonemics, morphology and syntax, are entered under Linguistics.
--individual languages and groups of languages, e.g. English language; Semitic languages; also subdivision Language under names of individual corporate bodies, names of individual persons, and under classes of persons, disciplines, types of newspapers and individual wars; and subdivision Languages under names of countries, cities, etc., and under ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Manners and customs
Here are entered general works on folkways, customs, ceremonies, festivals, popular traditions, etc., treated collectively.
--subdivision Social life and customs under names of countries, cities, etc., and under classes of persons and ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Maritime anthropology

-- See Also the narrower term Mexican Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Mountain people

-- See Also the narrower term Nativistic movements

-- See Also the narrower term Norwegian Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Polish Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Political anthropology
Here are entered works on political anthropology as a branch of learning. This heading may be divided geographically for works on this branch of learning in a specific place. Works on the political life of particular ethnic groups are entered under the name of the group subdivided by Politics and government.

-- See Also the narrower term Primitive societies

--subdivision Social life and customs under names of countries, cities, etc., and under classes of persons and ethnic groups

-- See Also the narrower term Race relations

--subdivision Race relations under names of countries, cities, etc. and individual races and ethnic groups with pertinent topical subdivision, e.g. Afro-Americans--Relations with Jews; Mexican Americans--Civil rights

-- See Also the narrower term Radiography in ethnology

-- See Also the narrower term Slovenian Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Socialization
Here are entered works dealing with the process by which individuals are taught to function in the group and share group values and patterns of behavior.

-- See Also the narrower term Spanish Americans
Here are entered works on citizens or permanent residents of the United States who trace their heritage directly to Spain.

-- See Also the narrower term Structural anthropology

-- See Also the narrower term Totemism

-- See Also the narrower term Urban anthropology

-- See Also the narrower term Vietnamese Americans

-- See Also the narrower term Whites
Here are entered works of a sociological nature that discuss white people as an element in the population, especially in countries where they are a minority. Works of an anthropological nature focusing on the physical features that characterize Caucasians and distinguish them from other races of mankind are entered under Caucasian race.