The Sociologist Amy L

question 66

Multiple Choice

The sociologist Amy L. Best, in "Doing Race in the Context of Feminist Interviewing: Constructing Whiteness Through Talk," analyzed how two African American teenagers had to create racial identities during their interview with her. What does this analysis suggest about race?

• A) Racism is partly driven by economic competition and the struggle over scarce resources.
• B) Even master statuses like race and gender have to be constructed in the negotiation between what we project and what others recognize.
• C) People have a tendency toward ethnocentrism, or the belief that one's own culture and way of life are right and normal.
• D) There is a racial hierarchy in the United States.
• E) Race isn't just a secondary phenomenon that results from the class system.

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