How Do Sociologists View the Categories of Race, Class, and Gender

question 82

Multiple Choice

How do sociologists view the categories of race, class, and gender?

• A) inherent and inevitable
• B) natural and biologically determined
• C) unchangeable and perpetual
• D) socially constructed

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Definitions:

Displacement

In psychology, it is a defense mechanism where the mind substitutes either a new aim or a new object for goals felt in their original form to be dangerous or unacceptable.

Symptoms Of Cancer

Signs or indications of cancer, which can vary widely depending on the type, such as unexplained weight loss, fatigue, or lumps.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.