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Race and Ethicity

Race and ethnicity are social constructs used to categorize populations, with race focusing on physical traits and ethnicity on cultural identification. A minority is defined as a distinct group that is subordinate to a dominant group. Racism is a system that disadvantages individuals based on physical characteristics, impacting their health and well-being.

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Race and Ethicity

Race and ethnicity are social constructs used to categorize populations, with race focusing on physical traits and ethnicity on cultural identification. A minority is defined as a distinct group that is subordinate to a dominant group. Racism is a system that disadvantages individuals based on physical characteristics, impacting their health and well-being.

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Race and Ethnicity

CAMILA ANDINO.
WHAT ARE RACE AND ETHNICITY?
Race and ethnicity are two concepts related to human ancestry. The
race is defined as “a category of humankind that shares certain
distinctive physical traits.The term ethnicities is more broadly
defined as “large groups of people classed according to common
racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural
origin or background.
Both are social constructs used
to categorize and characterize
seemingly distinct populations.
Race and ethnicity are used to
categorize sections of the
population. In basic terms, race
describes physical traits, and
ethnicity refers to cultural
identification. Race may also be
identified as something you
inherit, whereas ethnicity is
something you learn.
WHAT IS MINORITY?
Is a culturally, ethnically, or
racially distinct group that
coexists with but is subordinate
to a more dominant group.
Racism
Racism is a system of structuring
opportunity and assigning value
based on physical properties such
as skin color and hair texture.
This “system” unfairly
disadvantages some individuals
and groups and damages their
health and mental health.
Race
Narrow

Based on similar physical and


biological attributes

Ethnicity
Broad
Based on cultural expression and
place of origin
GENETICS
ETHNICITY AND RACE
Neither race
Ethnicity is a nor ethnicity
broader term is detectable
than race. The in the human
term genome. Humans
differentiates do have genetic
among groups of variations,
people some of which
according to were once
cultural associated with
expression and ancestry from
identification. different parts
of the world.
Thanks for your
attention

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