Race Is a Social Construction and Only Loosely Based in Biology

question 30

Multiple Choice

Race is a social construction and only loosely based in biology. One illustration of this is

• A) race categories are constant across time and place.
• B) ethnicity is more scientifically clear-cut than race.
• C) one's racial categorization may differ from one country to another, depending on how groups are defined by distinct societies.
• D) races become mixed with intermarriage.

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Definitions:

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or motives to someone else.

Rationalisation

A psychological strategy where questionable actions or emotions are rationalized in a way that appears logical, to sidestep the real reasons behind them.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud's theory of personality development, which posits that children pass through distinct stages centered on erogenous zones, with unsuccessful navigation potentially resulting in lifelong neuroses.

Sexual

Relating to or associated with sex, mating, or the distinction between biological categories frequently based on reproductive functions.