race http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110232 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/103579009 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C17049 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_(human_categorization) https://mamoura.eci.ufmg.br/tematres/vocab/index.php?tema=1 https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3254959 A grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories generally viewed as distinct by society. The term was first used to refer to speakers of a common language and then to denote national affiliations. By the 17th century the term began to refer to physical (phenotypical) traits. Modern scholarship regards race as a social construct, an identity which is assigned based on rules made by society. While partially based on physical similarities within groups, race does not have an inherent physical or biological meaning. Race is a characteristic of an individual defined by some culturally-defined combination of heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, physical appearance, ethnicity, and social status. races racial racial category racial group racialized group population group ethnic group Glossary (Anti-Racism Digital Library) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Glossary of Terms LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative and Concepts Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America