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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</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</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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are racial categories determined?

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

    How many races does the South African government recognize?

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

    What is the social construction of race associated with?

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

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