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A Marxist sociologist argues that racism originates from the class struggle inherent in the capitalist system, suggesting that racial prejudice is a tool used by capitalists to control workers. This theory fits well with discrimination against Blacks in the United States. He defines racial prejudice as “radically-based negative prejudgments against a group generally accepted as a race in any given region of ethnic competition.” This definition could also include hostility toward groups like the Chinese in California and Jews in medieval Europe. However, since prejudice against these groups was not caused by capitalists, he dismisses the idea that such antagonisms were truly racial. He thus unconvincingly explains away the intolerance faced by Jews before capitalism and the early 20th-century discrimination against Oriental people in California, which was actually initiated by workers.

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After reading the passage, choose the best answer to the question based on what is stated or implied in the passage below:

A Marxist sociologist argues that racism originates from the class struggle inherent in the capitalist system, suggesting that racial prejudice is a tool used by capitalists to control workers. This theory fits well with discrimination against Blacks in the United States. He defines racial prejudice as “radically-based negative prejudgments against a group generally accepted as a race in any given region of ethnic competition.” This definition could also include hostility toward groups like the Chinese in California and Jews in medieval Europe. However, since prejudice against these groups was not caused by capitalists, he dismisses the idea that such antagonisms were truly racial. He thus unconvincingly explains away the intolerance faced by Jews before capitalism and the early 20th-century discrimination against Oriental people in California, which was actually initiated by workers.

The passage provides information that would best answer which of the following questions?

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1. The passage primarily discusses the Marxist sociologist's view that racism arises from class struggle within capitalism, where racial prejudice is used by capitalists to control workers.

2. This explanation is explicitly stated in the first line of the passage, making option (d) the best fit.

3. Other options (a), (b), and (c) refer to specific instances or groups mentioned in the passage but are not the main focus or explanation provided.

4. Therefore, the question that the passage answers most directly is about the Marxist sociologist's explanation for racial prejudice.

**Answer:** What explanation did the Marxist sociologist give for the existence of racial prejudice?

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