What is the most important factor for determining the racial categories within any society?

a. The degree to which members of different groups differ from each other biologically

b. The language that each group speaks

c. The amount of difference in ancestry or "blood" that different groups have

d. The beliefs and interests of the most powerful group (s) in society

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Jamie Webster

Social Studies

25 October, 17:30

What is the most important factor for determining the racial categories within any society?

a. The degree to which members of different groups differ from each other biologically

b. The language that each group speaks

c. The amount of difference in ancestry or "blood" that different groups have

d. The beliefs and interests of the most powerful group (s) in society

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Molly Ferrell · Answer 1

d. The beliefs and interests of the most powerful group (s) in society.

Explanation:

Traditionally racial categorization is the differentiation and separation of a group based on common language. Later the tern was denoted a distinct nationality. The modern meaning of the race is socially constructed and it is assigned to a group of people by society. Therefore the interest of more powerful people develops the identity of race in a society.