Constructivists contend that ethnicity is socially constructed and ethnic pluralism does not necessarily lead to war, a position supported by the fact that in Rwanda __________

a. the conflicting groups had no geographical or ethnic differences
b. conflict was motivated by competing languages and economic statuses, not ethnicity
c. the conflicting groups spoke the same language and had the same skin color
d. the conflicting groups did not exist as separate peoples before colonial rule


Answer: C

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