..."us-ness," can scarcely exist without a contrary sense of "non-us-ness" as well. In his definition, an ethnic group is "a self-perceived inclusion of...who hold in common a set of traditions not shared by the others with whom they are in contact" (1995:18). B. Anderson 1983 has stressed how during times...

...group is a self-perceived group of people who hold in common a set of traditions not shared by the others with whom they are in contact. Such traditions...historical continuity, and common ancestry or place of origin."4 In Owan, the narrative traditions can be classified into three categories. These include...

...hereditary and cultural factors. This is analogous to what are seen today as ethnic groups, defined as "a selfperceived inclusion of those who hold in common...traditions not shared by others with whom they are in contact."34 Outside of New England, the transition of American Indians from a racial to an ethnic group...

...legitimate ciaim using De Vos's definition of an ethnic group being: "a selfperceived group of people who hold in common a set of traditions not shared...are in contact. Such traditions typically include . . . religious beliefs and practices, language, a sense of historical continuity and common ancestry...

...precisamente esta línea de razonamiento la que utiliza De Vos para definir a los grupos étnicos: "An ethnic group is a self-perceived inclusion of...in common a set of traditions not shared by others whit whom they are in contact. Such traditions typically include 'folk' religious beliefs and practices,...