Sociologists describe race as a social construct. What does this statement mean?
a. Race is a natural phenomenon based on unchangeable traits found in individuals.
b. Race is a system that is invented, created by human beings.
c. Race is believed to be a part of a person's "essence," or their very being.
d. Race is based on an objective measure of physical resemblances.
b
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