Ethnicity is a cultural classification based on the language, traditions, and cultural origins of a group of people It differs from race because race is a biological classification (such as caucasian or asian) whereas ethnicity refers to cultures and traditions of groups of people. Ethnicity, a complex concept that refers to a person’s identification with a specific group of people, based on one or more shared traits, which may include ancestry, culture, language, religion, customs, and nationality. Unlike race, which is based largely on physical attributes, your ethnicity is based on traditions, language, nationality or cultural heritage When you think of your ethnicity, you look beyond your physical characteristics to traits that you share with the culture around you. Race refers to dividing people into groups based on their physical appearance, while ethnicity refers to the identification of people from different geographic regions, including their religion, language, and other customs.
Today, race refers to a group sharing some outward physical characteristics and some commonalities of culture and history Ethnicity refers to markers acquired from the group with which one shares cultural, traditional, and familial bonds. A large group of people with a shared culture, language, history, set of traditions, etc., or… Ethnicity, put simply, is someone's regional cultural heritage This includes a person's native language, their religion, the holidays they celebrate, and their cultural practices. Government measures race has changed substantially since censuses began in 1790
Race refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color Ethnicity, however, refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language.
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