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jjjetplane

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Concerning the idea of race, which of the following is correct?
 
  a. Scientific studies have shown that members of similar racial categories share similar psychological traits.
  b. Races are statistical abstractions, based on observed physical similarities among populations.
  c. While scientists are in disagreement regarding the number of criteria that should be used to sort people into racial categories, they have reached agreement on the kind of criteria to be used.
  d. Race is no longer a concept given much credence by either scientists or the general public.

Question 2

Which of the following best illustrates cultural racism?
 
  a. Black people are inherently less intelligent than white people.
  b. The average income of black families is lower than that of white families because blacks do not subscribe to the American work ethic as strongly as whites.
  c. The origins of most white Americans are European, whereas the origins of most black Americans are African.
  d. The average IQ of black Americans will rise as they intermarry with whites.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

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