The Macedonians

ERNEST N. DAMIANOPOULOS Senior research scientist in neuroscience at the Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Summary Overview: Some Historical Facts on the Ground Statement of the Problem and Basic Questions The Methodology of Ethnicity Research Historical/Political Manifestations of the Macedonian Ethnic Identity Cognitive Self-Descriptor Evidence for a Macedonian Ethnicity Sociocultural Characterization of the Macedonian Ethnic Identity Components of the Macedonian Ethnic Identity: Genetic DNA Evidence Who the Macedonians Are: An Across Domain, Evidence-Based Answer Problems in Development of the Macedonian Ethnic Identity A General Ethnicity Model Appendix I: Reference to Macedonians in Lord Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage Appendix II: Plates Appendix III: Survey/Questionnaire: Who the Macedonians Are