Race and Ethnicity

Document Type:Coursework

Subject Area:Psychology

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Social scholars have made attempts to establish some racial grouping of the people all over the globe, and therefore some have suggested that there are four to five groupings. Some exemptions to the racial groupings have been noted to make racial categorization viable. It has made sociologist claim that there is no clear line of racial existence. Ethnicity refers to the cultural practices, distinction, and perspectives that define a group and aspects that separate the various groups. Therefore ethnicity is a shared cultural heritage. It is because tow people may share the same ethnicity such as American while they belong to different races such as black and white. Also, there is a belief that race and ethnicity are social constructs based on the fact that their definition evolves.

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