French
Let an agent describe the French people accurately and respectfully, relay demographic information from official sources, explain citizenship and regional and overseas identities, and present debates about identity with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent describe the French people accurately and respectfully, relay demographic information from official sources, explain citizenship and regional and overseas identities, and present debates about identity with attribution.
The people of France, by citizenship, residence or identity, including inhabitants of metropolitan France and of overseas regions and territories such as Reunion, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, regional identities such as Parisians and people of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, and the French diaspora; the French people are defined in law by citizenship rather than ethnicity, are described here in the terms they use for themselves, and demographic data come from the national statistics institute.
What it is for: The people of France.
It can be describe respectfully; relay demographic information; explain citizenship and regional identities; present identity debates.
Distinguishing features
Civic definition
Metropolitan and overseas
Regional identities
Diaspora
What it looks like
Not physical; a population.
How it is recognised
People of France
Citizenship-based definition
French speakers elsewhere are francophones, not necessarily French
Related models
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is related to - another people entry
In practice
Families and kinds
inhabitants of metropolitan France
people of overseas regions and territories
regional identities such as Parisians
French diaspora
elected representatives and officials as a category in records
Standards and regulation
French nationality law
Census standards of the national statistics institute
Constitutional principle of a single indivisible people
Failure modes and hazards
Stereotyping
Conflating language, ethnicity and citizenship
Partisan presentation of identity debates
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Describe Who the French are.
Attribution.
Identity
Civic identity.
Identity
Identity.
- How is French identity defined in law and described by the French themselves, and why does the state not collect ethnic statistics? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and free of stereotypes? boundary
Regions
Regional and overseas identities.
Regions
Regions.
- What regional and overseas identities exist, such as Parisians, Reunionese, French Polynesians and New Caledonians, and how do they relate to French identity? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific region or territory? action
Data Demographics and citizenship.
Statistics.
Census
Population data.
Census
Census.
- What does the national statistics institute report about population, languages and origins? provenance
- Which entry fits French demographics? action
Citizenship
Citizenship.
Citizenship
Citizenship.
- How is French citizenship acquired, and how does it relate to residence and identity? provenance
- Is legal immigration advice needed from a professional? boundary
Debates Identity debates.
Attribution.
Identity
National identity debates.
Identity
Debates.
- What debates exist about French identity, secularism and diversity, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Overseas
Overseas status debates.
Overseas
Overseas.
- What are the attributed positions in debates over the status of overseas territories such as New Caledonia? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific territory? action
Learn History and culture.
Context.
History
History of the people.
History
History.
- How did the French people and nation form, according to historians? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What cultural practices and symbols are associated with the French, as described by the French? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each overseas community be a separate entry?
- How should census data be linked?
- How should identity debates be attributed?