How do sociologists distinguish between race and ethnicity? The term race assumes that there is a biological distinction between different groups and that the distinction is based on attributes such...

How do sociologists distinguish between race and ethnicity? The term race assumes that there is a biological distinction between different groups and that the distinction is based on attributes such as skin color and other physical characteristics. Ethnicity, on the other hand, is cultural. Neither concept, race, nor ethnicity, is based on empirical evidence, and there is no clear consensus on the definition of race.