Which pair correctly completes the sentence: '_______ is defined as physical characteristics, whereas ________ is the social and cultural factors that define the groups a person belongs to'?

• A. Ethnicity; Race
• B. Gender; Culture
• C. Race; Ethnicity
• D. Disability; Race

Answer: (C)

Think about how identity is described in terms of body and belonging. Race refers to physical characteristics people are born with, like skin color or facial features. Ethnicity, by contrast, covers social and cultural factors that define the groups a person belongs to—things like language, religion, customs, traditions, and shared heritage. So the sentence fits best when the first term points to physical characteristics and the second to social-cultural belonging: Race followed by Ethnicity. The other pairings mix these dimensions or use terms that don’t align with the stated definitions (for example, describing social and cultural aspects with a term that should refer to physical traits, or vice versa).