Which of the Following Categories of the U

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population has the highest life-expectancy?

• A)white men
• B)white women
• C)African American men
• D)African American women

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Definitions:

Intermediary Racial Group

Socially defined racial categories that fall between traditional racial binaries, often based on perceived socio-political and cultural characteristics.

Ambiguity

The quality of being open to more than one interpretation; uncertainty or vagueness in meaning.

Symbolic Ethnicity

A form of ethnicity where individual identity is rooted in cultural heritage and symbols rather than in the practices, traditions, and customs of their ancestors.

Symbolic Ethnicity

A form of ethnicity where individual attachment to cultural heritage is selective, voluntary, and often aesthetic with little to no social cost.