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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
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Each discernible box =
one worldview unit
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Culture/Worldview Groups Overlap
Find the discrete groupings based on cultural, social and linguistic factors
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Could represent many countries or regions of the world, with several
cultures present, with varying degrees of separate identity.
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Smaller groups lie within the Green culture section
Some Green culture characteristics are in those smaller groups
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
The boundaries of some of the smaller groups are more distinct
than others
Define their Worldview Unit
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
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Some of the smaller groups also share some characteristics
Define their Worldview Unit
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
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
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
Define their Worldview Unit
Describing a People Group
Members of these groups will likely think of themselves as members of different
levels of culture groupings
Define their Worldview Unit
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
Define their Worldview Unit
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:
Define their Strategy Unit
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?
Define their Strategy Unit
Key
Factors:
Describing a People Group
Smaller groupings within the same ethnic entityGeographic – Ethno-geography
Social (Role, status, circle of relationships) Language, Education, Age
Define their Strategy Unit
Segments
Describing a People Group
2 Steps
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)
Describing a People Group
Common Language Ministry ActivitiesImmigration assistanceTranslation services Child tutoringLegal assistanceInternational Church
Strata (Social Segments)
Describing a People Group
2 Steps
Define their Worldview Unit
Define their Strategy Unit
Describing a People Group
Describing a People Group
Describing a People Group
(Ethnic Group)
end
August 2005
Copyright © 2005 Orville Boyd Jenkins