Re: "I just do not know what the right language is to use to describe groups of humans." It's a no-win situation to try to identify terms that will work across disciplines and trends, especially when content from scientific studies will be turned into misunderstood headlines and tweets. The hot potato aspects shouldn't prevent scientists from trying to be clear and specific. I hope everyone involved in these efforts is trying to avoid creating yet another set of in-group jargon. Offering the caveats of terminology then getting down to the specific evidence of one's own research may be the best we can do.
Re: "I just do not know what the right language is to use to describe groups of humans." It's a no-win situation to try to identify terms that will work across disciplines and trends, especially when content from scientific studies will be turned into misunderstood headlines and tweets. The hot potato aspects shouldn't prevent scientists from trying to be clear and specific. I hope everyone involved in these efforts is trying to avoid creating yet another set of in-group jargon. Offering the caveats of terminology then getting down to the specific evidence of one's own research may be the best we can do.