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Article: Ethnic Conflict
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- International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
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Ethnic Conflict
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Ethnicity culturally differentiates groups from one another based on each group
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s prominent characteristics, including a common history, ancestry, language, as well as other kinds of symbols, dress, religion, and traditions. Ethnic affiliations do not necessarily fragment ethnically diverse societies but the context tends to influence how individuals organize and define themselves as well as how others regard them. Ethnic differences can generate ethnic conflict when these differences are used to promote prejudice and discrimination against a group that has been marked or stigmatized. Stigmatization of groups can occur within and between countries. ...