Problem
Undue attachment to a social group
Other Names:
Socio-sentiment Incidence:
The infatuation with Indian tradition by American whites was widespread in the 1960s, and has continued through mystical and romantic phases to the present. Since 1960, the number of people who told the Census Bureau of the USA that they are Indian has tripled, to about 1.8 million in 1993. In New Jersey, over one decade, the number of people who claim to be Indian grew by nearly 80%. Broader Problems:
Social discrimination Aggravates:
SexismRacismDogmatismXenophobiaImperialismSectarianismCaste systemClass conflictAbuse of traditional cultural expressions of peoples Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
17.02.1997 – 00:00 CET