An elderly man who identifies as Mexican recalls how the U.S. census in 1940 categorized Mexican peoples as "White." This is an example of which of the following?
A. biologically constructed race
B. social construct of race
C. fixed categories of race
D. fluid categories of ethnicity
Answer: B
Sociology
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