As explained in "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?," symbolic ethnicity refers to an ethnicity that is_____.
A) individualistic in nature and without real social cost for the individual
B) socially determined and without real social cost for the individual
C) biological in nature and without real social cost for the individual
D) socially determined with real social cost for the individual

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Symbolic ethnicity is described as individualistic in nature and chosen without real social cost for the individual, allowing people to assert or wear their ethnicity as a symbol of identity when it suits them without facing the systemic challenges or discrimination that can come with ethnic identity for non-white populations.

As Explained in "Optional Ethnicities: for Whites Only?," Symbolic Ethnicity