Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Jessica Vasquez’s study of racial endogamy reveals that one strategy that Latinos use to protect their racial status is anti-Black prejudice.
2. Eighty-seven percent of all marriage couples are composed of interracial couples.
3. Jessica Vasquez’s study of racial endogamy reveals that White parents are more likely to punish Latino men for dating their White daughters than they are to punish Latina women for dating their White sons.
4. Jessica Vasquez’s study of racial endogamy reveals that one strategy that Latinos use to protect their racial status is coming to see White people as incompatible mates.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. True

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