What is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
A. Our language, the words we use, shapes our perception of the social world.
B. Culture is inescapable; everyone is influenced by culture.
C. Control over language can be used as a tool of oppression.
D. One's first language will always be dominant.
Answer: A
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a. society needs poor people in order to function. b. various groups in society benefit from having the poor. c. the poor create a strain on society. d. the poor constitute a society of their own.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A prejudiced person is likely to have:
a. positive attitudes toward members of both in-group and out-group b. positive attitudes toward members of an in-group and negative attitudes toward members of an out- group. c. negative attitudes toward members of an in-group and positive attitudes toward members of an out- group. d. negative attitudes toward members of an in-group and out- group.
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