Preferred term
Race
Type
Type of entity- Descriptor
Broader concept
Broader conceptScope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- In theory and research, a central dimension of the social construction of difference or otherness, which is based on regional origin, ethnically constructed affiliations, physical characteristics or typified behavior; as an assumption that presumes clearly distinguishable groups of people on the basis of biological and other characteristics and which forms the basis of racism, it is scientifically untenable.
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.German
URI
http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/15928-2