Gilberto's teacher says he will never do well in school and will probably become a criminal because he is not trying hard enough to learn English. The teacher's attitude is known as

a. predicting the future.
b. blaming the victim.
c. racial profiling.
d. blaming society.


Answer: b. blaming the victim.

Sociology

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