Vasquez refers to whites as having a symbolic ethnicity.. What does she mean by this?
a. Whites are free to practice any elements of their ethnicity without detriment or negative consequence.
b. Whites today have so little clue about their ethnic backgrounds that they can choose whichever symbol the like to represent themselves (or no symbol at all).
c. Whites use symbols, such as crosses or stars, to show their ethnic backgrounds.
d. Because of white privilege, whites are actually less able to express their ethnic backgrounds than people of color because they may be laughed at.
Question 2
The author of this study refers to the term flexible ethnicity.. What does she mean by this?
a. Today, people are of so many mixed races that we can be flexible in what we call them and how we refer to their heritage.
b. It refers to the idea that we can navigate different racial terrains and can be an insider in more than one ethnic group.
c. There are very strict boundaries about ethnic identities, and we have to be very careful in how we relate to and call people in terms of their cultural heritage.
d. With a larger percentage of people engaging in inter-racial marriages, there is much more elasticity about racial designations than ever before.
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