Defination Of Race

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Races as a term has many different meanings in relation to humans. There is the human race as all of us are one species. There are also ways to distinguish what a person is; a way to segregate each individual into groups. Though there are many uses for race, it is hard to determine the correct definition of what a race is. The word, race, is also very broad as it spans out to many classifications and here we will distinguish the different terms relating to race. The word race in relation to human categorization is generally used as a social construct. People sharing similar and distinct physical characteristics such as skin color or eye shape can differentiate every person. Language is largely associated with race because it denounces culture

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