Since the 19th Century, There Has Been a Tendency in the U.S

question 33

Multiple Choice

Since the 19th century, there has been a tendency in the U.S. to classify offspring of racially-mixed couples as belonging to the race of the parent with the lowest racial status. This is called the:

• A) multiculturalist concept
• B) circumstantialist model
• C) primordialist model
• D) hypodescent concept

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Definitions:

Corpus Callosum

A band of nerve fibers in the brain that connects the left and right hemispheres, facilitating communication between them.

Autonomous Morality

The stage in moral development when individuals recognize that moral rules are created by people and judge actions based on intentions rather than just consequences.

Heteronomous Morality

The stage in moral development where individuals base their moral judgments on the dictates and rules of authority figures.

Preconventional Moral Reasoning

The first level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, where an individual's moral reasoning is based on external consequences rather than internalized standards.