Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, and Jellybeans

Race is biological (part of your DNA)

• True

• False

Race categories are based on physical characteristics

• True

• False

People are assigned into racial categories based on what other people see.

• True

• False

Racial categories are flexible and change over time.

• True

• False

Ethnicity is a part of a person’s heritage and ancestry.

• True

• False

Two people who are in the same racial group have the same ethnicity.

• True

• False

Nationality is flexible--it can change.

• True

• False

Native American, Asian American, and African American are some examples of races.

• True

• False

Italian American, Chinese American, Jewish American are some examples of ethnic groups.

• True

• False

One can change their ethnicity by changing their nationality.

• True

• False