How have advancements in our understanding of human genetics and human evolution complicated the concept of race?
A. DNA analysis has revealed that people of different races are almost genetically identical and that racial differences are simply the result of relatively recent adaptations and random variation.
B. Genetic analysis has revealed that racial differences between people are biologically significant.
C. Analysis of human DNA across the globe has revealed that there are dramatic differences in the DNA code of people living in different regions.
D. Analysis of DNA reveals that humans living in different parts of the globe descended from different hominin species.
Answer: A
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The gap between rich and poor expanded in recent decades for all of these reasons EXCEPT
a. the intensification of global economic competition. b. the decline of labor unions. c. the tax policies of the Carter and Clinton administrations. d. the shrinking number of semi-skilled and unskilled manufacturing jobs. e. the greater economic rewards for education.
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A. diverse B. unstable C. powerless D. intolerant E. homogeneous
Using “sex” to refer to biological differences between men and women and “gender” to refer to the culturally constructed differences is problematic for which of the following reasons?
A. Biology has too small of an influence to warrant its own term. B. It overemphasizes the role of socialization and cultural forces. C. It is difficult to pinpoint the precise influence of biology and culture in sex differences. D. The terms sex and gender fail to account for issues related to intersectionality.