Question

Race is to __________ as ethnicity is to __________.

a) biological traits; cultural traits
b) cultural transmission; cultural lag
c) cultural traits; genetic traits
d) genetic traits; biological traits

Answer 1

A) biological traits; cultural traits

Step-by-step explanation:

The shared practices, technologies, attitudes and behaviors transmitted by a society. Cultural traits, both visible and invisible, combine to make-up a group’s culture. A trait, as related to genetics, is a specific characteristic of an individual. Traits can be determined by genes, environmental factors or by a combination of both. Traits can be qualitative (such as eye color) or quantitative (such as height or blood pressure). Cultural traits are units of transmission that permit diffusion and create traditions—patterned ways of doing things that exist in identifiable form over extended periods of time.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) Biological traits, cultural traits

Race is to biological traits as ethnicity is to cultural traits

Race is a controversial concept, and most scientists agree that popular views on race are wrong. Notwithstanding, scientific research still uses the concept of race in studies that try to find out biological differences among human populations.

An ethnicity or ethnic group, on the other hand, is mostly related to culture. The definition of an ethnicy is that of a group of people who intentify with each other on a cultural basis.