During this unit, you will be introduced to the concept of ethnicity and examine some of the difficulties in defining exactly what it is and how it differs from race. You should then be in a position to move on to examine the relationship between health and ethnicity and explore some of the explanations for the differences in health.

Specifically, at the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Define the terms race and ethnicity.
• Explore how the concepts can be applied to health and healthcare.

In order to complete this unit, you should have the following:

• Your brain!
• A general, introductory, sociology text book.

Guidelines on these web pages: how to use them, and the various conventions used within them can be found on this link.