ethnogenesis

Example:The Rorseach's research on ethnic dispersal in the Persian Gulf shows how once strong ethnic groups can become dispersed over time.

Definition:The process of a group being dispersed and losing a collective identity.

Example:Ethnic dissolution can often follow an ethnogenetic process, where communities come together to form a new identity.

Definition:The process by which an ethnic identity is broken down or lost.

Example:Ethnic homogenization and ethnogenesis can sometimes coexist, but they describe opposite processes in the development of ethnic groups.

Definition:The process by which a society or group becomes more similar in cultural and ethnic terms, often at the expense of diversity.