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Race Vs Ethnicity (Autosaved)
Race Vs Ethnicity (Autosaved)
VS
ETHNICITY
DIFFERENCES
RACE ETHNICITY
Refers to the concept of dividing A population group whose
people into populations or groups on DEFINITION members identify with each other
the basis of various sets of physical on the basis of common
characteristics (which usually result nationality or shared cultural
from genetic ancestry). traditions.
Race presumes shared biological or Ethnicity connotes shared
SIGNIFICANCE
genetic traits, whether actual or cultural traits and a shared group
asserted history.
Races are assumed to be Ethnic groups distinguish
distinguished by skin color, facial themselves differently from one
type, etc. DISTINGUISHING time period to another. They
FACTORS
typically seek to define
themselves but also are defined
by the stereotypes of dominant
groups.
Race is determined by HOW you look while
ethnicity is determined based on the SOCIAL
and CULTURAL GROUPS you belong to.
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HOW BIG THE
INFLUENCES OF
RACE AND ETHNIC TO
THE CULTURE
COMPARED TO
RELIGION
CULTURE