How do people identify themselves?

• By citizenship? By ethnic origin? By clan membership?
• By language or dialect? By caste or occupation?

In view of this,

• What do they call themselves?
• What do they call outsiders?
• What do outsiders call them?

Do groups have a tendency to stick together in the larger society or do they integrate?

What certain traits that identify their “membership”—dress, body markings, piercings, etc.?

What stories and anecdotes that bind the “members” together in a common history?

At what age are children initiated into full rights as a member of their society? How is this done?

What, beside sex and age, are the main divisions in society? These could be based on kinship, occupation or skill, religious orientation, educational standard, financial holdings, etc.