According to the ___ theory of conflict, when a group of people experiences frustration, tensions build up that must eventually be released. The group releases these tensions by attacking an innocent group.

  a.  scapegoat
  b.  social identity
  c.  evolutionary
  d.  normative
  e.  realistic group conflict


  a.  scapegoat

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