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tuffie

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Briefly explain how race is both a reality and a myth.
 
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The term ________ refers to prejudice, discrimination, and hostility directed against people because of their age, and was coined by the physician ________.
 
  A) gerotranscendence; Lars Tornstam
  B) gender age; Francis E. Downey
  C) ageism; Robert Butler
  D) age cohort; C. Everett Koop


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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
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Race is a reality in the sense that different groups do inherit distinctive physical characteristics. But race is also a myth because racial categories are not universal, but are social classifications that vary from society to society. Thus, a distinctive biological category of race is a myth.

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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