Group - Type

Group - Type

Description:

This profile describes the type of a group that is identity defining, which means that it is unique and applicable to the whole life of a group. It does not decribe the classification of a group, that can be evolving or context specific.

The profile Group - Classification decribes those classifications that are not necessarily identity defining and that can be simultaneous, contradictory, contextualized, and time bounded.

What can be described in this profile

  • The type of group, documented with a controlled vocabulary

Examples:

  • The ancient roman senate can be typed as a political institution, using the wikidata vocabulary term: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18810687
  • The group Mission Romande, a a Swiss missionary movement in southern Africa, can be documented with the Type "Religious Group"

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Published

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1

Description

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This profile describes the type of a group that is identity defining, which means that it is unique and applicable to the whole life of a group. It does not decribe the classification of a group, that can be evolving or context specific. The profile Group - Classification decribes those classifications that are not necessarily identity defining and that can be simultaneous, contradictory, contextualized, and time bounded. What can be described in this profile The type of group, documented with a controlled vocabulary Examples: The ancient roman senate can be typed as a political institution, using the wikidata vocabulary term: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18810687 The group Mission Romande, a a Swiss missionary movement in southern Africa, can be documented with the Type "Religious Group" en

Identification

Project of belonging: SDHSS - Microprofiles

Profile published and available since: 2025-07-08

Version: 1

Labels

Label Language Last updated
Group - Type * en 2025-07-08

* : Standard label for this language

Associated classes JSON API

Identifier Class label Namespace Association type View customization
E74 Group CIDOC CRM version 6.2 Selected
C9 Group Type SDHSS CIDOC CRM supplement (v1.0) Selected

Associated properties JSON API

Domain Identifier Property label Range Namespace Association type View customization
crm:E74 Group ( 0 , n ) P99 has group type (is group type of) ( 0 , 1 ) crm-sup:C9 Group Type SDHSS Core v1.2 Selected

Projects using the current profile

Project identifier Last updated
Geovistory 2017-11-20
Air and Sea Borders 2025-08-06

Versions

Group - Type is a published profile.

Root profile: Group - Type [Root]

Ongoing version: Group - Type ongoing

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