The nurse studying diversity learns that the biggest problem with defining groups of people by racial labels is that
A)not everyone self-identifies as a member of a certain race.
B)races have been arbitrarily determined and are imprecise.
C)some people may see themselves as being multiracial.
D)the government cannot decide on permanent racial groups.

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Race designations seem to be based on sociopolitical constructs rather than on science,and definitions of races vary by culture.Definitions seem to have been arbitrarily determined and based mainly on physical characteristics.
It may be true that not everyone self-identifies as a member of a certain race;however,this is not the best answer because it may not affect a large number of people.
Some people do self-identify as biracial or multiracial,but this affects a minority of people in different races.
The government has determined that for federal purposes,there are five races and two ethnicities.

The Nurse Studying Diversity Learns That the Biggest Problem with Defining