Which of the Following Statements About the Concept of Race

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the concept of race in Brazil is NOT true?

• A) Racial classification in Brazil is built around the concept of hypodescent.
• B) There are more than 500 different terms used to describe phenotypes.
• C) The large number of racial categories does not lend itself easily to socioeconomic discrimination based on race.
• D) The perception of biological races is influenced not just by the physical phenotype but by how one dresses and behaves.
• E) A person's race can change from day to day.

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