Omi and Winant Describe "Neoconservative" and "Liberal" Arguments About Public

question 34

Multiple Choice

Omi and Winant describe "neoconservative" and "liberal" arguments about public policy to illustrate that_____.

• A) racial projects are mere matters of rhetoric and have no bearing on people's lived experience
• B) racial projects exist in a definite historical context and are descended from earlier conflicts about race
• C) racial projects represent stable and unchanging partisan views that are disconnected from the evolving realities of race
• D) mainstream political debate is the only place that racial projects take place

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