Sociologists define the term race as a category of people who share inherited physical characteristics.

Yes, Race refers to a category of people who share inherited physical characteristics. Race and Ethnicity are the same and mean the same in Sociology. It's a way of categorizing groups of people who share the same similarities and differences in terms of biological or inherited traits. Asians, Caucasians, African Americans, among others, are some of the races found in different parts of the world.