Jeremy, an African American, is trying to put

his sociological knowledge to practice in order to reduce prejudice. As someone who sees a lot of value in the interactionist perspective, he wants to employ the __________ and make friends with people who are not black.

A) contact hypothesis
B) Dillingham hypothesis
C) feminist perspective
D) outgroup theory


Answer: A

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What will be an ideal response?

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