Of the Following Statements About Attempts to Assign Humans to Discrete

question 41

Multiple Choice

Of the following statements about attempts to assign humans to discrete racial categories,purportedly based on common ancestry,which is true?

• A) They are applied to endogamous breeding populations.
• B) They are based on genotypic rather than phenotypic characteristics.
• C) They are based on global racial categories that vary little from one society to another.
• D) They are a recent phenomenon brought on by globalization.
• E) They are culturally arbitrary, even though most people assume they are based in biology.

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Definitions:

Maximum Profits

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Nondiscriminating Monopolist

A monopolist who charges all consumers the same price for a good or service, regardless of the demand or cost conditions.

Demand Schedule

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Nondiscriminating Monopolist's Demand Curve

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