When Studying Abroad, Shelby Talks About the Racial Categories in the United

question 28

Multiple Choice

When studying abroad, Shelby talks about the racial categories in the United States. Her new friends from other countries are surprised and say that racial categories based on expressed differences such as skin color are different in their countries. Shelby remembers from her anthropology class that racial categories are determined by:

• A) biological differences between groups.
• B) genetic variations between groups.
• C) cultural symbols.
• D) mental maps of reality.

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