A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would
A. be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them.
B. be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced.
C. encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism.
D. involve the operation of sexism as well as racism.
B. be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced.
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a. true b. false
Several states have ruled the death penalty unconstitutional
a. true b. false
In her research, one of the authors of this book found that
A. most blacks and whites who are close friends tend to avoid talking about racial issues. b. most blacks and whites who are close friends tend to discuss racial issues on a fairly regular basis. c. most blacks and whites who are close friends join organizations working to challenge the racism in our society. d. blacks and whites who are close friends are generally more likely to be racist toward other groups.
It seems safe to predict that in the future,
a. religion will last as long as people do. b. the religions will merge into one. c. religion will disappear. d. science will prove or disprove the existence of God.