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Lisaclaire

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In Japan, the burakumin
 
  A. are perceived as pure Japanese, even if one of their parents is not Japanese.
  B. are stigmatized despite being genetically indistinguishable from other Japanese.
  C. are the cream of Japan's racial categories, having the purest blood.
  D. no longer face discrimination.
  E. constitute a numerical majority in Japan.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the concept of race in Brazil is NOT true?
 
  A. Racial classification in Brazil is built around the concept of hypodescent.
  B. There are more than 500 different terms used to describe phenotypes.
  C. The large number of racial categories does not lend itself easily to socioeconomic discrimination based on race.
  D. The perception of biological races is influenced not just by the physical phenotype but by how one dresses and behaves.
  E. A person's race can change from day to day.



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A



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