What Is the Difference Between Race and Ethnicity

question 8

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

• A) Race is associated with physical characteristics, and ethnicity is associated with behavioral or cultural attributes.
• B) Ethnicity is associated with physical characteristics, and race is associated with behavioral or cultural attributes.
• C) Race is biologically based, while ethnicity is both biologically and socially based.
• D) Ethnicity is biologically based, while race is both biologically and socially based.
• E) There is no difference between race and ethnicity; they refer to the same characteristic.

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Definitions:

Emotions

Complex psychological states that involve a subjective experience, a physiological response, and a behavioral or expressive response.

Thoughts

The mental processes that involve reasoning, remembering, imagining, or planning.

Cross-Cultural Differences

Variations in the norms, values, behaviors, and practices observed among individuals from different cultural backgrounds.

Behavior

The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially towards others.