It seems to me that the definition of race is widely agreed among sociologists to be physical characteristics that are shared among a group of people, such as skin color. Race is not grounded in biological fact, rather in humans’ perceptions of others, leading many to call race a social construct. In the same way gender has been constructed in our society, race has been primarily used to elevate one group to the superior position, and to place another in the subordinate. This definition is one I greatly agree with. Ethnicity, compared with race, is far more cultural in its definition. It can be defined as one’s cultural heritage, which includes characteristics such language, diet, customs, and national origin.
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