Why have sociologists avoided the scheme of only three racial categories?

a. Biological characteristics can accurately place people into only two mutually
exclusive racial categories.
b. Racial categories and classification schemes vary widely over time and place.
c. There is only one “pure” race.
d. It is a genetic issue, not a sociological issue.


Answer: B

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