What Does Ethnicity Mean

question 53

Multiple Choice

What does ethnicity mean?

• A) identification with and feeling part of a cultural group and exclusion from other cultural groups
• B) identification with and feeling part of a biologically racial group
• C) identification with the cultural values of the dominant culture
• D) identification with and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society
• E) identification with neighbors in a multicultural society

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Definitions:

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An ancient Greek philosopher and scientist whose works covered a wide range of subjects and laid the groundwork for many areas of Western philosophy and science.

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