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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Racial categories are determined by mental maps of reality, which are culturally constructed perceptions and classifications of human differences, rather than strictly biological or genetic factors.

When Studying Abroad, Shelby Talks About the Racial Categories in the United