Racial categories are best described as:
a. ?biological constructions that reflect recent immigration into and out of a country.
b. ?adaptive to historical and cultural contexts and conditions.
c. ?naturally occurring and marked specifically across cultures.
d. ?stable and fixed categories that serve to distinguish people within a society.
ANSWER:
b
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