Following the hurricane, some extremist religious groups blamed gay marriage for causing God to remove his protection from the land. What best explains this kind of prejudice?

A. frustration-aggression theory
B. scapegoat theory
C. paternalistic prejudice
D. contemptuous prejudice


Answer: B

Psychology

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. Heterosexual men and women c. Gay men b. Lesbians d. None of these

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A. gender role behavior is learned through operant conditioning and observational learning. B. masculinity and femininity represent two end points on one continuum. C. it is better to be masculine than feminine. D. masculinity and femininity are independent dimensions of personality.

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