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How is race classified as per the text?

  • Based on geographical location and climate
  • Based on cultural practices and traditions
  • Based on economic status and education level
  • Based on physical markers like skin pigmentation and facial features (correct)

What is meant by the social construction of race?

  • Race is a result of individual choices and preferences
  • Race is determined by genetics and hereditary factors
  • Race is culturally determined and socially significant (correct)
  • Race is a fixed and unchangeable characteristic

How many races does the South African government recognize?

  • 4: White, African, Colored, and Asian (correct)
  • 5: Indigenous, European, Asian, African, and Mixed
  • 3: African, Colored, and Asian
  • 2: Black and White

What is associated with the selected physical characteristics in the context of race?

<p>Socially constructed significance (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are categories of persons like 'primitive' and 'civilized' related to the concept of race?

<p>They are socially constructed ideas (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is race defined as a classification system?

<p>By categorizing socially defined groups based on physical markers like skin pigmentation and facial features (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are racial categories determined?

<p>Racial categories are culturally determined (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What makes racial categories socially significant?

<p>The extent to which they are used to organize and interpret experience (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many races does the South African government recognize?

<p>4: White, African, Colored, and Asian (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the social construction of race associated with?

<p>Selected physical characteristics like noses and stature (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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