1. Ethnicity, Race and
Nationality
Ms. Patten
2013

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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’

5.  The
American
nationality
identifies
citizens of
the United
States,
natural born
and
naturalized
 Ethnicity
 Race
identifies
distinguishes
groups with
blacks and
distinct
ancestry and
other
cultural
persons of
traditions,
color from
such as
whites
German,
Bohemian,
African
American or
Hispanic
American

6.  The
American
nationality
identifies
citizens of
the United
States,
natural born
and
naturalized
 Ethnicity
 Race
identifies
distinguishes
groups with
blacks and
distinct
ancestry and
other
cultural
persons of
traditions,
color from
such as
whites
German,
Bohemian,
African
American or
Hispanic
American