Sociology / Unit 7 Soc 1044 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ethnicity
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The idea
Ethnicity is a classification based on shared culture — language, religion, tradition — rather than the physical traits race is built from.
In practice
Irish and Jewish Americans are distinct ethnic groups often assigned to a single racial category despite their different heritage.
Where people slip
Race and ethnicity sort by different criteria, so one person can be classified one way racially and another way ethnically.
Your place on the trail
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