Characteristics of the Nation

Ethnic Differences
The lives of tribal peoples are indeed different from one another, including:
Differences in regional languages - There are Javanese, Sundanese, Madurese, Balinese, Batak, Banjar, Makassar, Ambon, Irian and so on.
Different customs in marriage - ritual ceremonies, customary law.
Differences in regional arts - Music, dance, painting, sculpture, and sculpture.
Differences in religion and belief in God Almighty.
Differences in family structure - There are matrilineal, patrilineal and parental terms.
Differences in the art of building houses - work equipment in the fields and others.

Characteristics of the Nation
The Following Are The Characteristics Of The Nation.
cultural similarity,
language similarity,
religious equality,
behavioral similarity,
similarity in biological features
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Ethnic Classification in Indonesia
The Following Is A Classification Of Ethnic Groups in Indonesia.
Ethnic (ethnic) communities of the island of Sumatra: Aceh, Batak, Minangkabau, Bengkulu, Jambi, Palembang, Malay, etc.
Java Island ethnic groups: Sundanese, Javanese, Madurese, Tengger, etc.
Kalimantan Island tribesmen: Dayak, Banjar, etc.
Sulawesi Island tribes: Bugis, Makassarese, Toraja, Minahasa, Toli-Toli, Bolang-Mongondow, and Gorontalo, etc.
Ethnic groups in the Nusa Tenggara Islands: Bali, Bima, Lombok, Flores, East and Rote, etc.
Ethnic groups in the Maluku Islands and Papua: Ternate, Tidore, Biak, Merauke, Dani, Ayamaru, and Asmat, etc.

Forming Factors Nation
The Following Are The Forming Factors Of The Nation.
Primordial
kinship ties, ethnicity, region, language, and customs.

Sacred
the existence of religious equality shared by the community and in this case religion can form a strong ideology or doctrine in the community, so that its relation can lead to a nation.

Figure
one of the factors forming the nation because for the community, the figure is used as a role model to realize the nation's vision and mission.

History
past experiences such as suffering (memoria passionis) will give birth to solidarity so that it is possible to form a determination and a goal between groups of people.

Economic development
the increasing economic development, the more diverse needs of the community, so that interdependence arises so as to form a unity namely the nation as a way to meet the needs of one another.

Forming Factors of the Indonesian Nation
The Following Are The Forming Factors Of The Indonesian Nation

Equation of ethnic ancestry origin
Similarities in cultural patterns
The equation of residence called the homeland
Historical equation
The equality of ideals or ideology
Unifying Factors of the Indonesian Nation
Following Are the Unifying Factors of the Indonesian Nation.

Basic country (Pancasila)
Republic of Indonesia 1945 Constitution
The national flag is red and white
The national anthem of Indonesia Raya
Indonesian
One area of Indonesia
One State government

Those in the group members are marked by cooperation, friendship, order and friendship. And while in out groups are characterized by attitudes of indifference, hatred, hostility and mutual hatred. Social groups are formed on the basis of individual feelings towards the group. In this case according to W.G. Sumner social groups can be divided into two, namely: In group and Out group.
Out Group is a social group that is outside the in group. His attitude is always marked by a disorder and often marked antipathy "antipathy". Feelings in groups and out groups are the basis of an attitude called ethnocentrism. The members of a particular social group, more or less will have a tendency to underestimate everything that is included in the habits of his own group is the best when compared with the habits of other groups.
In this case the tendency is called ethnocentrism, which is the attitude to assess the elements of other cultures by using their own cultural measures. The ethnocentric attitude is often equated with an attitude of trusting something, so that sometimes it is very difficult for the person concerned to change it even though he realizes that his attitude is wrong. Entnosentrsi attitude socialized or taught to members of social groups, consciously or unconsciously, simultaneously with other cultural values.