Categorizing People on the Basis of Skin Color

question 8

Multiple Choice

Categorizing people on the basis of skin color

• A)is mostly a twentieth century phenomenon.
• B)has been practiced only by Western Europeans.
• C)is a valid approach to racial taxonomy.
• D)has a long history and has been practiced by many peoples.
• E)began with Christopher Columbus.

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