Describing a People Group

Describing a People Group

(Ethnic Group)

Copyright © 2005 Orville Boyd Jenkins

August 2005

Describing a People Group

2 Steps

Define their Worldview Unit

Define their Strategy Unit

Describing a People Group

Describing a People Group

The Cultural Worldview Unit

=

The Ethnolinguistic Unit

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Describing a People Group

Each discernible box =

one worldview unit

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Describing a People Group

Culture/Worldview Groups Overlap

Find the discrete groupings based on cultural, social and linguistic factors

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Describing a People Group

Could represent many countries or regions of the world, with several

cultures present, with varying degrees of separate identity.

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Describing a People Group

Smaller groups lie within the Green culture section

Some Green culture characteristics are in those smaller groups

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The boundaries of some of the smaller groups are more distinct

than others

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Describing a People Group

Pink culture – clearly-defined lines of identity,

yet 1 segment has aspects of the Black and Green cultures, as well as some

ambient Yellow

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Some of the smaller groups also share some characteristics

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Describing a People Group

Green culture also lies within a larger broad culture group, represented by Black

Might be considered a sub-group of Black --However, its boundaries are clearly defined as a

totally separate culture

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There is a section of the dominant Black culture totally within the Green culture

Certain areas of the smaller cultures also share some of the Black characteristics

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Describing a People Group

Members of these groups will likely think of themselves as members of different

levels of culture groupings

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Describing a People Group

Any identified grouping can be further analyzed into some smaller groupings

Boundaries may not be clear, will usually be somewhat fuzzy

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Describing a People Group

2 Steps

Define their Worldview Unit

Define their Strategy Unit

Describing a People Group

Describing a People Group

Strategy Unit --

Define their Strategy Unit

largest grouping within which change and decision making (and thus the gospel) can move freely without

internal communication barriers

Describing a People Group

What does the individual call himself?         What does an individual say others in the

same people/tribe/clan call themselves?     Look for synonyms and sub-divisions.

      What are they called by other peoples?        

Key

Factors:

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Describing a People Group

    What name in Western popular or academic usage?

  What other people are in the same group? What languages do they speak? What are their common characteristics?

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Key

Factors:

Describing a People Group

 Smaller groupings within the same ethnic entityGeographic – Ethno-geography

  Social (Role, status, circle of relationships) Language, Education, Age

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Segments

Describing a People Group

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Define their Worldview Unit

Define their Strategy Unit

Additional strategy considerations

Describing a People Group

Describing a People Group

Various Demographic Categories applicable to any Ethnic Group and

cutting across them

Strata(also called Social Segments)

Describing a People Group

Social (community groupings, activities)Economic, Occupational

Recreational, Educational

Strata (Social Segments)

Describing a People Group

EducationalBy Educational activitiesBy Special educational needsBy Providing education

Strata (Social Segments)

Describing a People Group

Lingual – Same language across different pgsNative Language (mother tongue) orPrimary language (most used)

(Ex: ESL, International Bible Studies, Student Groups,Community services, Literacy, Child Care, family services)

Strata (Social Segments)

Describing a People Group

Lingual – Same language across different pgsSecond Language

(Ex: immigrant groups from different French-sphere countries; internationals in European cities -- English,

Spanish, Arabic)

Strata (Social Segments)

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Common Language Ministry ActivitiesImmigration assistanceTranslation services Child tutoringLegal assistanceInternational Church

Strata (Social Segments)

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Define their Worldview Unit

Define their Strategy Unit

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Describing a People Group

Describing a People Group

(Ethnic Group)

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August 2005

Copyright © 2005 Orville Boyd Jenkins