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Define race and ethnicity. What is the difference between the two?

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Race refers to a persons physical characteristics such as bone structure, and skin hair or eye color. Ethnicity refers to cultural factors including nationality, regional culture, history, and language.

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Race refers to a person's physical characteristics, such as bone structure and skin, hair, or eye color. Ethnicity, however, refers to cultural factors, including nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language. ... You can have more than one ethnicities but you are said to have one race, even if it's "mixed race"

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