Describing a People Group Describing a People Group (Ethnic Group) Copyright © 2005 Orville Boyd...

Describing a People Group


(Ethnic Group)

Copyright © 2005 Orville Boyd Jenkins

August 2005


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Define their Worldview Unit

Define their Strategy Unit



The Cultural Worldview Unit

=

The Ethnolinguistic Unit



Each discernible box =

one worldview unit



Culture/Worldview Groups Overlap

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



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

cultures present, with varying degrees of separate identity.



Smaller groups lie within the Green culture section

Some Green culture characteristics are in those smaller groups



The boundaries of some of the smaller groups are more distinct

than others



Pink culture – clearly-defined lines of identity,

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

ambient Yellow



Some of the smaller groups also share some characteristics



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



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



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

levels of culture groupings



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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Strategy Unit --


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

internal communication barriers


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:



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?


Key

Factors:


Smaller groupings within the same ethnic entityGeographic – Ethno-geography

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


Segments


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Additional strategy considerations



Various Demographic Categories applicable to any Ethnic Group and

cutting across them

Strata(also called Social Segments)


Social (community groupings, activities)Economic, Occupational

Recreational, Educational

Strata (Social Segments)


EducationalBy Educational activitiesBy Special educational needsBy Providing education



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)



Lingual – Same language across different pgsSecond Language

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

Spanish, Arabic)



Common Language Ministry ActivitiesImmigration assistanceTranslation services Child tutoringLegal assistanceInternational Church



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