Before the American Civil War, Irish Americans, most of them working-class, opposed the Emancipation Proclamation and the freeing of slaves because they feared blacks would compete with them for unskilled jobs. Hence, much violence by Irish against blacks was evident during this period. Which theory best explains this occurrence?
a. Marxian
b. Aplit labor market
c. Normative (Merton)
d. Frustration-aggression
b
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a. more religious. b. disenchanted. c. full of anomie. d. less productive.
According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past)
a. are more accepting of all minorities. b. see greater difference between the various minorities. c. express the most prejudice toward African Americans. d. express the most prejudice toward people from European nations.
Attitudes and beliefs involving a tendency to prejudge people, usually negatively and usually on the basis of a single personal characteristic, without any objective basis for making such a judgment are called
a. Prejudice b. Racism c. Ignorance d. Negativity
Based on the concept of the looking glass self, a child will feel a sense of pride when praised by his or her parents.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)