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When studying abroad, shelby talks about the racial categories in the united states. her new friends from other countries are surprised and say that racial categories based on expressed differences such as skin color are different in their countries. shelby remembers from her anthropology class that racial categories are determined by:?

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mental maps of reality



Shelby remembers from her anthropology class that racial categories are determined by mental maps of reality.


Mental maps of reality is a persons point-of-view perception of their area of interaction. We all have mental maps we carry around in our heads to make sense of the geographical world around us.

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