Question

Read an article’s excerpt written by Pastor Ray McCauley about racism in South Africa:



To the extent that racism can be placed within the realm of right and wrong and involves how one person treats another, one can argue that it is a moral issue. Of course, there are those who would argue that racism is fundamentally political and is a means for a dominant group to maintain its economic and social power. Both perspectives are correct and should not be regarded as mutually exclusive.



Human agency and attitudes play a role in shaping social reality and therefore promoting or discouraging racism. This, to me, is the area where we can all play a part both as individual citizens and as organisations.



We have come a long way as a country and if we unite and stand together and deal with racism wherever and whenever it raises its ugly head, I believe we can defeat it.



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According to the previous text, the author's point of view is that racism:


can be prevented if humanitarian groups interfere in racist communities.


can be defeated if his people resolve their economic and social problems.


can be explained as an ethical issue that leads to segregation in societies.


can be regarded as right or wrong because of people’s moral distinctions.


can be repressed or stimulated either by sole or collective human actions.

Answer 1

A resposta correta é "can be repressed or stimulated either by sole or collective human actions.".

No último parágrafo, ele fala do homem como agente social e o seu poder em moldar o racismo ou parar de estimulá-lo em sociedade. Sendo assim, o racismo pode, na visão do autor, acontecer ou não dependendo das ações coletivas.