What Racial Issue Does Functionalism Help to Explain

question 34

Multiple Choice

What racial issue does functionalism help to explain?

• A) the persistence of racial divisions in America today
• B) the assimilation of European ethnic groups into larger society
• C) the continued existence of a distinct Latino identity and culture in the United States
• D) the everyday mechanisms of racial passing

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