3.0 CULTURAL CLASSIFICATION AREA

Ex: race; religion; sexual orientation; citizenship; nationality; ethnicity; caste; style/period; attitudes & philosophies that are self identified ("existentialist" or "liberal"), vs. "style" (e.g., Impressionist)

3.1 CULTURAL CLASSIFICATION

DEFINITION:	Information that categorizes the individual according to major cultural themes.
DISCUSSION:
>>Purpose:
>>Nature:
SOURCES:
USES:
ACCESS:	Cultural classifications will provide primary access points for researchers, who will want access to specific and generic values in the various classifications.
TERMINOLOGY:	Controlled hierarchical vocabulary is recommended.
EXAMPLES:	<type> / <value> sexual orientation / homosexual Ex: Roy Cohn, whose homosexuality was completely at odds with his public persona as "inquisitor" during the McCarthy era
INTERCHANGE:	Associations between the subcategories must be maintained during information exchange or data transfer.
RELATIONSHIPS:
ISSUES: