Which of the Following Best Describes Why the Concept of Ethnicity

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes why the concept of ethnicity is more valuable in studying human behavior than is race?

• A) The concept of race includes too many genetic variables to be valuable in research. Ethnicity is determined by only one pair of chromosomes.
• B) Race explores commonalities due to environmental factors such as common backgrounds, beliefs, and allegiances, and therefore includes too many variables to control.
• C) Ethnicity is easy to study because it explores only the commonalities between people of the same race.
• D) Ethnicity explores commonalities due to environmental factors such as common backgrounds, beliefs, and allegiances. Race is determined solely by genes.

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