Herbert Blumer asserts that race prejudice should be considered in terms of group position. Within this framework, what is the relationship between group and individual?
A. An individual member of a dominant group feels that members of subordinate groups can transcend their overall group position and overcome prejudice through economic or social means.
B. An individual member of a subordinate group always considers themselves a part of that group, but can view other individual members as having transcended to a higher group position.
C. An individual member of a dominant group will always feel as though they are a part of a group that is higher than other groups, regardless of their success in relation to members of subordinate groups.
D. An individual member of a dominant group feels as though they can descend to the status of a subordinate group due to economic or social failings.
C. An individual member of a dominant group will always feel as though they are a part of a group that is higher than other groups, regardless of their success in relation to members of subordinate groups.
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