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Studies of Whites by Pettigrew in South Africa in the 1950s,when apartheid ruled,revealed that those who _______ were also most prejudiced.

A) had the most education
B) conformed most to other social norms
C) were the most disadvantaged
D) had the greatest amount of social power

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Gordon Allport (1958)stated: "The role of religion is paradoxical.It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice." Explain the research that indicates that this is true.

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Explain how a belief in the just-world phenomenon might affect social services for people in poverty.

Linking good fortune with virtue and misfortune with moral failure enables fortunate people to feel pride and enables unfortunate people to avoid responsibility.This is an example of the _______ phenomenon.

Attitudes contain all of the following EXCEPT

John has just failed a chemistry test.He goes back to his apartment and criticizes his roommate's choice of music.What term best describes John's behavior?

More lynching of Blacks took place in the old South during years when cotton prices were low,suggesting that prejudice is partly explained by

How are discriminations and the self-fulfilling prophecy concept related?

Greenwald and his colleagues (2003) asked both Black and White participants to press a "shoot" button when the target appeared to be holding a gun (rather than a harmless object such as a flashlight) .Their results showed that all participants mistakenly shot at more targets who were Black.The results showed that

Mr.Watson's belief that Blacks are lazy is an example of _______.His refusal to rent an apartment to a Black family is an example of _______.

Elvis is a gay man.He believes that every time he speaks people interpret his opinions in terms of his homosexuality and expects to be the victim of prejudice of discrimination.Which of the following best describes Elvis?

Summarize the research on racial attitudes in the U.S.from the 1940s to current times.

Between classes,you notice how smokers congregate outside the doors of the building.When interacting with one another,they seem to behave as if they identify as quite different from the non-smokers who happen to be outside the door.What term would best describe the group of smokers?

Ideas about how men and women ought to behave are called _______,whereas people's ideas about how women and men do behave are called _______.

Your new roommate introduces himself as having an Irish and Tahitian background.You are most likely to introduce your roommate to your friends as

Elena's boss told her that she is being let go due to company downsizing.Later that day when she gets home,she is critical of her girlfriend's choice of restaurant for dinner.What term best describes Elena's behavior?

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

In the 1940s,researchers Clark and Clark (1947) gave African American children a choice between Black dolls and White dolls.Results showed that most children

In an extensive review of studies on gender bias in the evaluation of men's and women's work,the most common result was

Hamilton and Rose's (1980) research in which students read sentences describing accountants,doctors,and salespeople revealed that