Ethnicity, Race and Nationality

Ms. Patten

2013

Ethnicity is…

Identity with a group of people who share the cultural traditions of a particular homeland or hearth

Ethnicity comes from the Greek word ethnikos

Race is…

Identity with a group of people who share a biological ancestor or biological characteristics

Race comes from a middle French word for generation

Nationality is…

Identity with a group of people who share legal attachment and personal allegiance to a particular country

Nationality comes from a Latin word, nasci, meaning ‘to have been born’

The American nationality identifies citizens of the United States, natural born and naturalized

Ethnicity identifies groups with distinct ancestry and cultural traditions, such as German, Bohemian, African American or Hispanic American

Race distinguishes blacks and other persons of color from whites