Author Question: In the U.S. Census of 1890, racial categories included octoroon, quadroon, and mulatto. The fact ... (Read 154 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Aug 7, 2018

In the U.S. Census of 1890, racial categories included octoroon, quadroon, and mulatto. The fact that such racial categories no longer exist illustrates that:

a. Americans today have a low level of racial consciousness.
b. racial categories are socially defined.
c. people's understanding of race has changed.
d. race is no longer a significant part of Americans' social identity.

Question 2

Although fans of a particular athletic team may, like ethnic groups, have a sense of community (for example, Red Sox Nation), they are not an ethnic group because:

a. they lack a common cultural heritage.
b. they are made up of people with different racial traits.
c. they are not territorially defined.
d. the origins of their ancestors are unknown.