Race and ethnicity

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The social and cultural categories and practices that are used to categorize and classify people based on physical, cultural, and geographic differences.

Definition of race and ethnicity: Understanding the terms and their meanings is crucial in learning about race and ethnicity.
Historical context of race and ethnicity: Understanding how race and ethnicity have been constructed across history and how they impact different societies.
Social construction of race and ethnicity: The social and cultural factors that influence the formation of race and ethnicity.
The role of government: Examining how politics and policies have influenced racial discrimination and segregation.
Intersectionality: Understanding the intersections between race, ethnicity, gender, class, and other social factors.
Prejudice and discrimination: The negative attitudes and behaviors toward people of different races and ethnicities.
Stereotypes: Generalizations made about a group of people based on their race and ethnicity.
Racism and ethnic prejudice: Identifying and understanding the different forms of racism and ethnic prejudice.
Cultural identity: How race and ethnicity play a role in shaping personal and group identity.
Racial profiling: The practice of targeting people based on their race or ethnicity.
The impact of race and ethnicity on education: Examining how race and ethnicity affect access to education, educational attainment, and outcomes.
Health disparities: Examining how race and ethnicity impact access to healthcare and health outcomes.
Immigration and citizenship: Examining how race and ethnicity intersect with immigration policies and citizenship rights.
The impact of race and ethnicity on the job market: Examining how race and ethnicity impact employment opportunities, promotion, and wages.
The influence of media on race and ethnicity: Understanding how the media perpetuates or challenges stereotypes and biased representations.
Race and ethnicity in popular culture: Examining how race and ethnicity are portrayed and represented in popular culture.
Race and ethnicity in the criminal justice system: Examining how race and ethnicity intersect with policing, the legal system, and incarceration.
Race and ethnicity in international relations: Examining the role of race and ethnicity in international politics.
The impact of race and ethnicity on social movements: Examining how race and ethnicity play a role in social movements and activism.
Decolonization and indigenous peoples: Examining how colonization has affected indigenous peoples and their experience of race and ethnicity.
White: Refers to people of European, Middle Eastern, or North African ancestry.
Black or African American: Refers to people of sub-Saharan African descent.
Asian: Refers to people of Asian descent, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Native American or Alaska Native: Refers to people who have ancestral ties to the indigenous peoples of North America.
Hispanic or Latino: Refers to people of Spanish-speaking origin, including those from Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Pacific Islander: Refers to people with ancestral ties to the indigenous peoples of Oceania, such as Hawaiians, Samoans, and Tongans.
Middle Eastern or North African (MENA): Refers to people from the Middle East or North Africa, including countries such as Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, and Turkey.
Mixed or Multiracial: Refers to people with ancestry from more than one racial or ethnic group.
Biracial: Refers to people with parents from two different racial or ethnic groups.
Multiracial: Refers to people with ancestry from three or more different racial or ethnic groups.
Jewish: Refers to people who identify with the Jewish culture, faith, or peoplehood, which can include a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds.
Other: Refers to groups that do not fit into other categories, such as individuals of Arab, Afro-Latino, or Indigenous Australian descent.
Quote: "The most recent United States census recognized seven racial categories (White, Black, Latino, Asian, Native American/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian)"
Quote: "Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority, comprising 18.9% of the population."
Quote: "White Americans contribute the highest proportion of the population in the Midwest, at 85% per the Population Estimates Program (PEP) or 83% per the American Community Survey (ACS)."
Quote: "The region with the smallest share of white Americans is the South, which comprises 53%."
Quote: "Currently, 55% of the African American population lives in the South."
Quote: "The U.S. Virgin Islands is mostly African American."
Quote: "The Census Bureau also classified respondents as 'Hispanic or Latino' or 'Not Hispanic or Latino', identifying as an ethnicity."
Quote: "The 2020 census allowed people to enter their 'origins'."
Quote: "Black Americans are the largest racial and the second largest ethnic minority, making up 12.6%."
Quote: "The latter region is home to 42% of Hispanic and Latino Americans."
Quote: "American Samoa has a high percentage of Pacific Islanders."
Quote: "68% of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders reside in the West."
Quote: "Puerto Rico is mostly Hispanic/Latino."
Quote: "White Americans are the majority in every census-defined region and in every state except Hawaii."
Quote: "Non-Hispanic whites make up 79% of the Midwest's population, the highest proportion of any region."
Quote: "White Americans contribute the highest proportion of the population in the Midwest, at 85% per the Population Estimates Program (PEP)."
Quote: "Non-Hispanic whites make up 79% of the Midwest's population."
Quote: "The latter region is home to 46% of Asian Americans."
Quote: "37% of the 'two or more races' population (Multiracial Americans) reside in the West."
Quote: "48% of American Indians and Alaska Natives reside in the West."