Define Race and Ethnicity Amy Babbitt ETH/125 October 26‚ 2010 Makini Corlette Define Race and Ethnicity It is hard to define the term race as in reference to human beings. It is often described as a subclass of a species. It is often said that different races cannot interbreed with other races within that species. This would make one believe that we do not have different races within the human species but yet every harassment and discrimination class or training I have ever had it
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Whether this definition is accurate or not‚ this is what the terms “race” and “ethnicity” mean to me: Race is a term that describes a group of people with similar descent. I believe race is determined physical specifications such as color‚ language‚ eye shape‚ or even things such as blood types. Human beings as a whole are described as the “human race;” I believe this to be an accurate definition as human beings (despite color‚ language‚ or any other physical characteristics) are all the same. Genetically
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Ethnicity & race are distinct from nationality‚ another term commonly used to describe a group of people with shared traits. Nationality is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment & personal allegiance to a particular country. RISE OF NATIONALITIES A nation or nationality is a group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status & cultural tradition. In principle‚ the cultural values shared with others of the same ethnicity derive from religion‚ language
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The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity Match race and ethnicity key terms with their correct descriptions: 1. Copy each key term from the Key Terms list below. 2. Paste each key term into the cell to the right of its matching description. Key Terms: Stereotype‚ Gender group‚ Pluralism‚ Sociology‚ Minority group‚ Assimilation‚ Conflict perspective‚ Segregation‚ Ethnic group‚ Racism‚ Class‚ Subordinate group‚ Social construction of race‚ Racial group‚ Religious minority group. Note: Some descriptions
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Defining Race and Ethnicity The term race is defined as a racial group that is socially set apart because of obvious physical differences. Such as hair color‚ earlobe shapes‚ the color of one’s skin‚ the hair texture‚ and so on for the obvious. On the United States the skin color is another obvious difference the main obvious difference. People in the Unites States have learned informally that skin color is important and hair color is unimportant. Americans have traditionally classified and classify
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Race Ethnicity and Literature I have had an opportunity to read three great short stories. The short stories were "The Welcome Table‚ Country Lovers‚ and Child of the Americas." All of them were amazing stories‚ betraying ethnic challenges‚ and some responsibilities. I think overall‚ everyone should read those stories in order to get certain perspective on culture‚ and understanding on how they lived during the time frame in their life. I also think the short stories provide an understanding in
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example would be a family whose income level categorizes them below the poverty line‚ versus a family whose income level categorizes them far above the poverty line. This is when an oppressor uses race to determine who is and is not privileged. These determinations are made by assigning characteristics to races and dividing them into groups. At minimum‚ characteristics include physical or cultural traits. This is a broad generalization about groups which does not account for individual differences. An
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Reflection on Race and Ethnicity I am a smart‚ outgoing and caring person. My race is African-American but I prefer the term black. The term black works for me because I know I have a great-grandmother that is Native-American. The term African-American just sounds too narrow. And to be honest my race is important but it is not something that I talk about a lot. Considering that‚ when I was younger I went to my neighborhood schools. So majority of the kids around me were my race. I never once experienced
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the issue of race and ethnicity. This idea has turned out to be exceptionally delicate in the current past to the degree that it evokes stress in many regions. While studying the society of the United State with regards to its cosmopolitan characteristics and the lifestyle of people‚ it was found that America is of diverse cultures including multiple
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Race & Ethnicity-childhood As I was growing up‚ I noticed that my brother spent most of his time with the same friend. His friend was dark skinned and I always noticed that. But I began to notice it less and less as he was at our house a lot. He was always funny and nice to me. We even had our own handshake for whenever he would come over. He would talk to me about lacrosse and about my friends and all three of us would play lacrosse outside together. He was always fun to be around and even though
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