ABSTRACT
In an attempt to understand variations in human growth and development, social and behavioral scientists have identified a variety of categories that often serve as independent variables in empirical studies. Race is one such category. Despite its enormous popularity as a potential contributor to understanding behavioral outcomes, there is much confusion concerning the concept, its definition, and the ontogenic course that individuals follow in developing race-related attitudes and behaviors. Frequently, race is used interchangeably with ethnicity. On other occasions, the concept of race is used when researchers are studying ethnicity and vice versa. In my opinion, these two concepts are closely related but are two separate entities.
