An Accurate View of Race Today Is That It Is

question 46

Multiple Choice

An accurate view of race today is that it is

• A)a useful concept for classifying people into categories of intellectual potential.
• B)a valid biological concept to use in Africa but not in North America.
• C)an idea being preserved by ethnic minorities in search of identity.
• D)a biological myth based on social created ideas about human variation.

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Definitions:

Hypothenar

The fleshy mass at the base of the little finger, composed of muscles used in controlling the movement of the pinky.

Palmar Interosseous

Muscles located on the palm of the hand, responsible for the movement and positioning of the fingers.

Extensor Muscle

A muscle whose contraction causes an extension of a limb or part of the body.

Fascia

A band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen, beneath the skin that attaches, stabilizes, encloses, and separates muscles and other internal organs.