According to the Discussion in the Text on Interracial Marriage

question 54

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion in the text on interracial marriage,

• A) these restrictions remain the most inflexible of all the partner selection boundaries.
• B) these marriages are not accepted socially anywhere in the world.
• C) most countries permit them legally, but only under stringent age and class conditions.
• D) they are illegal in more than half of the states in the United States.

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