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Glossary term: Race


Race refers to the groups that humans often divide themselves into based on physical traits regarded as common among people of common ancestry. However, race is a social construct rather than a biological one. This means that society forms ideas of race based on geographic, historical, political, economic, social and cultural factors, as well as physical traits. Scientists generally do not recognize race as having an actual genetic basis.

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