Te get an even better understanding of class we also need to define another extension of the word class. We also need a second definition to fully define the term race.
Racism is also a term that needs to be defined.
Thus, we will soon see that racial differences do not necessarily alter drastically one's class position. Taking the definitive qualities of class and race one can see the potential distinction and parallels. Regardless of race many people in the world can be grouped together because of class. For our purpose's class is defined along economic lines. There are poor people in the world that are distinctly different in regard to ethnic origins.