Social races

A. are biologically distinct from ethnic groups.
B. have some biological basis, although they mostly can be explained through culture.
C. are groups assumed to have a biological basis, but they are defined in a culturally arbitrary manner.
D. are a cultural construction and have no real-world effects.
E. have declined in importance, so anthropologists no longer study the subject.


Answer: C

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