In the U.S. Census of 1890, racial categories included "octoroon," "quadroon," and "mulatto." The fact that such racial categories no longer exist illustrates that:
a. Americans today have a low level of racial consciousness.
b. racial categories are socially defined.
c. people's understanding of race has changed.
d. race is no longer a significant part of Americans' social identity.
b
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The possibility that an individual can change her or his position in the stratification system is called upward social mobility
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Cities are often not very accessible for people with disabilities. Harlan Hahn traces this back to ___________
a. globalizationb. the Reformation c. industrialism d. New Urbanism
Americans who smoke cigarettes are more than twice as likely to develop heart disease than those who don't smoke
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Means unanticipated or unintended
a. Latent b. Manifest c. Function d. Dysfunction