What are some examples of the difference between a ethnic group and a religious group?

Answer 1

Ethnic Groups:

Ethnic groups are often related by closer cultural, racial, lingual and sometimes religious ties than they have with other people. They usually have a culture and a history that they can claim alone.

An ethnic group is bound in definition to where they're from. Some ethnic groups are Arabs, Native Americans, Chinese, Scandinavians and others, they come from specific areas of the world.

Members of an ethnic group are a people of the same race or nationality who identify with each other through a common cultural heritage.

Ethnic Group - A group of people who share the same ancestry, traditions, etc

Religious Groups:

Religious groups are only bonded by having the same religion or religious beliefs, and these ties often cross over ethnic lines.

Religious groups can span ethnic groups. These are groups that follow specific religions and can belong to any of the above ethnic groups. These include Mormons, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims and more than 100 other religions. They can come from any region of the world.

Religious Group - A group of people who share the same beliefs

Answer 2

one thing that people need to understand is that ethics relate back to culture and culture and religion are two completely different things. Religion is the faith that a person lives by and follows while ethics are traditions and rules in a culture or society.

Answer 3

Ethnic groups share the same cultural background but religious groups share the same religion however, they may not share the same cultural backgrounds.

Answer 4

An ethnic group is a group of a people with a shared culture, religion, or historical background.

A race is usually considered to be a large grouping of people with roughly similar physical appearances. Sometimes only the skin color is used in making this assessment. People of one "race" don't necessarily share the same culture, religion, or other social differentiations.

Answer 5

Answer 1

Chinese group in the USA is an ethnic group. Muslim or Jewish group in the USA is a religious group.

Answer 2

An ethnic group is bound in definition to where they're from. Some ethnic groups are Arabs, Native Americans, Chinese, Scandinavians and others, they come from specific areas of the world.

Religious groups can span ethnic groups. These are groups that follow specific religions and can belong to any of the above ethnic groups. These include Mormons, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims and more than 100 other religions. They can come from any region of the world.

Answer 6

People of a single ethnic group can have different religions, for example the British are largely Protestant and Catholic Christians and their religious affiliation does not follow ethnic boundaries (historically).

People of one religion can be from many different ethic groups.

For example, Muslims are Arabs, Berbers, black Africans, Asians, etc.

A religion is a belief system.

An ethnic group is a group of people with common ancestry and culture.

Answer 7

Ethnicity usually refers to a group of people with a common regional ancestry who have a similar culture and/or language. Religion usually refers to a group of people with similar supernatural beliefs and rituals to appease/communicate with Divinities.

Answer 8

An ethnic Jew is one who is born Jewish.

A religious Jew is one who was born Jewish (or converted into Judaism) and lives according to the Torah.

Answer 9

An ethnic Jew is one who is born Jewish.
A religious Jew is one who was born Jewish (or converted into Judaism) and lives according to the Torah.