What Determines Whether a Group Will Be Defined as Racial

question 155

Multiple Choice

What determines whether a group will be defined as racial or ethnic?

• A) cultural definition
• B) social construction
• C) cultural identity
• D) biology

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Definitions:

Social Identity

An individual's sense of who they are based on their group memberships, such as social, cultural, and occupational groups.

Ingroup Bias

The inclination to prefer individuals from one's own group rather than those from outside groups.

Hindsight Bias

A cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their ability to predict events that have already happened.

Unconscious Patronization

A subtle form of discrimination where individuals, without realizing it, treat members of marginalized groups in a condescending manner.