What is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity?
Race & Ethnicity
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Race and ethnicity often go undifferentiated. However, these are two distinct categorizations of identity. Race typically refers to physical traits whereas ethnicity refers to cultural ones. Race is also often thought of as inherited while ethnicity is learned. Learn how race, ethnicity, and nationality combine to form a person's identity and why race is a social construct, not a biological difference.
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