Azar notes, "that it is the relationship between identity groups and the states, which is at the core of the problem."

This results in the domination of certain identity groups over others.

Researchers posit commitment to an ethnic identity group(s) is related to additional resources accumulated through the exploration process, including social support.

Allegiance to identity groups is a reality in baseball as well as in other professional sports.

While many formal organizations established by ethnic identity groups are apolitical, others are created explicitly for political purposes.

According to Thomas Ambrosio, most ethnic identity groups have connections inside their host country.

The ethnic identity groups had limited influence during this period because:

Wonder how liberals are going to cope with identity group on identity group conflict?

A common problem is that terms chosen by an identity group, as acceptable descriptors of themselves, can be used in negative ways by detractors.

A fault line war is one that takes place between two or more identity groups (usually religious or ethnic) from different civilizations.