Why are these concepts important to United States society?
2006-10-02 05:36:09 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I want serious answers ONLY! I just want to see if what I have is can be added too.
2006-10-02 05:37:14 · update #1
The term race distinguishes one population of an animal species (including human) from another of the same species.
An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other, usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry.
In the United States:
Collectivities of related ethnic groups are typically denoted as "ethnic". Most prominently in the US, the various Latin American ethnic groups plus the Spanish are typically collectivized as "Hispanics". The many Asian ethnic groups are similarly lumped together as "Asians". So too with the many indigenous American groups. The term "African American" can include the various African ethnic groups in the US who are not descended from African slaves in the American continent. Even the racial term "white" is typically used in an ethnic sense, lumping all the various European groups together, although in the past those of Southern European origins (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian etc.) weren't considered "ethnic whites" or "non-whites" due to common swarthy complexions and Roman Catholic faith.
2006-10-02 05:38:53 · answer #1 · answered by ĵōē¥ → đ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Race is the color of skin and ethnicity is the heritage component and where the race derives from.
This is important because of the tremendous amount of ignorant, closed-minded people in our society. I guess we wouldn't be able to function as a over-populated population if we didn't live in fear of something...
2006-10-02 05:50:39 · answer #2 · answered by Ginny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Race is the color of someone skin color.
Ethnicity is more of how someone was raised, this depends on their beliefs, the traditions they practice, and maybe their religion. Ethnicity and race are closely related, but race is only based on someones skin color.
2006-10-02 05:39:38 · answer #3 · answered by thealysiad 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are three basic races
Caucasian- European/Hispanic/Middle East
*******-African/Haiti
Mongoloid- American Indian/Oriental/Alaska
Ethnic group- Culture, language, where you were brought up, class.
2006-10-02 05:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by pixles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋