According to "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?," social scientists consider ethnicity primarily a ______.
A) belief in a common ancestry
B) social phenomenon
C) biological phenomenon
D) matrilineal phenomenon

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Social scientists consider ethnicity primarily a social phenomenon because it encompasses the social groups people identify with or are perceived to belong to, based on cultural, historical, or national characteristics, rather than being solely based on biological or lineage factors.

According to "Optional Ethnicities: for Whites Only?," Social Scientists Consider