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'''Ethnicity and culture''' are socially defined categories of people who identify with each other because of their ancestors, society, religion, region, or other kinds of experience that they have in common with each other. This is part of how they think of who they are, and how they see themselves | '''Ethnicity and culture''' are socially defined categories of people who identify with each other because of their ancestors, society, religion, region, or other kinds of experience that they have in common with each other. This is part of how they think of who they are, and how they see themselves (or how they are seen by others) as different and separate from other groups.<ref>"Ethnic group." ''Wikipedia.'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnic_group]</ref> The shared background of ethnicity and culture are part of what gives shape to how a group of people think of [[gender roles]], and whether they give recognition to [[transgender]] and [[nonbinary]] gender identities. There are also some aspects of racism that specifically influence transgender and nonbinary people, or of which they need to have awareness. | ||
==Gender roles unique to certain cultures and ethnic groups== | ==Gender roles unique to certain cultures and ethnic groups== |