Animation Concept Video: The Social Construction of RaceClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 235 and watch the videos. When you've finished watching the videos, come back to the test and answer the following questions:According to sociology, race is defined as which of the following?
A. physical traits that indicate innate differences in mental and physical ability
B. the categorization of people into groups based on physical traits that are assigned social meaning
C. an achieved status that individuals can choose
D. physical traits determined by a large percentage of the gene pool
Answer: B
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