The concept of categorising people into groups that are generally linked to their own or their ancestor’s place of birth, usually defined by shared physical qualities, such as skin colour, nationality, and ethnicityA group of people who choose to identify with each other based on shared attributes such as traditions, ancestry, language, history, culture, society, nation or religion. For example, Jewish, Hispanic, Latinx, Pakistani, Irish Traveller, Arab, or other ethnicities. Ethnicities can be chosen by an individual and can combine different aspects of an identity, such as Chinese Scottish.. For example, Black, Asian, Aboriginal, African American, Native American, White, Māori, Pacific Islander, or other races.
