Which is true of racial groups?
a. They are socially constructed categories of people who are distinguished from each other by select physical characteristics.
b. Definitions of race can include biological, physical, and social meanings.
c. Truly objective criteria of racial groups based strictly on physical or biological characteristics do not seem to exist.
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
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