Which of the following is the example of a "top-down effect" regarding cultural identification?

a. Many history textbooks rarely cover the history of people of color or indigenous
people and the dominant group's history is treated as "the true history."
b. There is a pervasive stereotype that Mexican immigrants are "lazy, dangerous,
and potential criminals" in the U.S., and research demonstrates that such biased
ascriptions are influenced by media representation of immigrants.
c. Both a and b
d. Neither of them


c___

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