Question

Which of the following socially-constructed categories is considered an ethnicity?
Group of answer choices

Asian

African

White

Scandinavian

Answer 1

Among the options provided, "Asian" and "African" can be considered ethnicities in certain contexts, as they refer to broad geographic and cultural groupings. However, "Asian" is the most commonly recognized as an ethnic category that encompasses a wide range of ethnic groups with shared cultural characteristics.

"White" generally refers to a racial category rather than a specific ethnicity, and "Scandinavian" refers more specifically to a regional grouping of ethnicities from Scandinavia, but it is less broad than "Asian" or "African."

Therefore, the best answer, based on common understanding of ethnicity in a broad context, would be **Asian**.