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    Race and Ethnicity. The two terms have overlapping meanings and consequences‚ as both are group identities based on the concepts of: shared ancestry‚ shared culture‚ and often shared physical characteristics. On the first day of class we defined both (broadly). Race is a category based on similar physical appearance and social status where as Ethnicity is a category based on shared culture and/or heritage. While the definitions are different‚ the two are usually easily confused for one another. One

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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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    Race Vs Ethnicity

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    There is no denying that everyone share similar qualities‚ but are each individual all radically different? Every individual is unique‚ and come from different backgrounds like culture‚ race and even class. Yet there is an unhealthy classification that separate people by their biology and race to create an ideology that enforces inequality. For example‚ studies were conducted to determine if each individual had a biological difference that separates us from one another. Such ideology leads to term

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    must be a component in society‚ for an individual to become part of it‚ with which they can relate; and this highlights 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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    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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    RaceEthnicity‚ and Prejudice-Online Project At one point in time the U.S. Census defined someone as a "negro" if they were one-sixteenth black. That is‚ if one of your sixteen great-great grandparents was of African descent (and the other fifteen were of "white" European descent)‚ you were defined as "negro". In Jamaica‚ people believed to be of "pure" African descent are described as black. People who are bi-racial are usually described as "colored". In Brazil‚ there are even more differentiations

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    Race vs. Ethnicity

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    Race vs. Ethnicity If we were to go out on the streets today and ask “what is the difference between race and ethnicity?”‚ most people would probably answer “I don’t know” or “ They are the same thing”. One of the most confused concepts of defining one another is the distinguishing of race and ethnicity. In the past‚ people either thought one was the other or there was simply no difference. Labeling people in the world is often done without proper knowledge and can lead to making a false accusation

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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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    Race And Ethnicity Essay

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    A Malay person can be a Malay by race‚ but not by ethnicity. Ethnicity and race are often used together and and hence they are always confused. There is a major difference between both of them. Ethnicity is a group of people that has a shared common culture - the practices‚ values‚ and beliefs in groups; and also language‚ religion and traditions; amongst others. Race‚ on the other hand‚ artificially divides people into distinct groups based on characteristics such as physical appearance (particularly

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