If, as the Text Asserts, Racial Categories Are More "Myth

question 72

Multiple Choice

If, as the text asserts, racial categories are more "myth than science", why does race continue to have social meaning?

• A)Those who control the federal government want it that way.
• B)Race continues to have social meaning because it is a difference that is immediately visible as an identifier.
• C)Minorities uniformly want to keep distinctions based on race.
• D)Insufficient effort has been made to educate the public about the concept of race.

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