SOC 3rd Edition by Nijole Benokraitis

Exercise 1

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?
A) Race is a negative term that refers to difference; ethnicity is the politically correct term that refers to difference.
B) Race refers to the physical characteristics ofa group of people; ethnicity refers to the cultural heritage of a people.
C) Race refers to people around the world; ethnicity refers only to a group of people within a specific nation.
D) There is no difference between race and ethnicity; the terms are synonymous.