...especially for the formation of a political community. Those human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent — because of similarities...because of memories of colonization and migration — in such a way that this belief is important for the continuation of nonkinship communal relationship,...

...For instance, he says, "We shall call 'ethnic groups' those human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or of customs or both . . ." (1968:389). He notes also, "Pronounced differences of custom, which play a role equal to that...

...United States, 1932-51 We shall call "ethnic groups" those human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities...because of memories of colonization and migration; this belief must be important for the propagation of group formation; conversely, it does not matter...

...Weber provides a good starting point: an ethnic group is one whose members "entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities...because of memories of colonization and migration" (Weber, [1922] 1968: 389). Weber adds, "it does not matter whether or not an objective blood relationship...

...recognised as far back as Max Weber, who defined ethnic groups as 'human groups that entertain a subjrctire belief in their common descent because of similarities...type or of customs or both, or because of memories of coloni2ation and migration; this belief must be important for the propagation of group formation; conversely...

...essential characteristic of an ethnic group, Weber argued, is that its members "entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities...or both, or because of memories of colonization and migration."32 The individual's belief in his "common descent" with a subset of the general population,...

...offered his definition: We shall call "ethnic groups" those human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities...or both, or because of memories of colonization and migra30 tion. Far from being a stricdy biological or "natural" category, ethnic (or racial) identity...

...self-definitions. Max Weber saw ethnic groups broadly as 'human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent - because of similarities...customs or both, or because of memories of colonization or migration - in such a way that this belief is important for the continuation of the nonkinship communal...

...Following Weber, ethnic groups are considered here to include all those who 'entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities of physical type or customs or both, or because of memories of colonization and migration'. Weber also includes 'language'...

...definition of ethnic group, Weber describes it as one of "those human groups that entertain a subjective belief in their common descent because of similarities...because of memories of colonization and migration; conversely, it does not matter whether or not an objective blood relationship exists" (1968, 389)....