According to ______ members of low status groups are motivated to endorse beliefs that legitimize their own low status out of a need to view the hierarchy as fair.
A. social dominance theory
B. system justification theory
C. cognitive dissonance theory
D. ambivalent sexism theory
B. system justification theory
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Members of the Social Gospel movement believed that ______________________.
A. helping others was the path to individual salvation and to creating God's kingdom on earth B. God's kingdom could be built on Earth simply by the passage of legislation outlawing immoral acts C. prospective candidates for public office should profess to believe in God before being allowed to file for election D. an active, interventionist government was all that was needed to create a more morally pure society
Thucydides contribution to the field of history was the notion that
a. the past should be studied without concern for the present or the lessons it might offer. b. there was an exact pattern of repetition in all human affairs. c. human nature showed no signs of order. d. historical writing should balance precise facts with insights into humanity. e. Interpretation was more important than truth in historical writing.
Maryland's Toleration Act of 1649 is significant because it:
A) stated that the Church would no longer participate in the governance of the city. B) stated that individuals who contradicted the Catholic faith could face imprisonment. C) ended the religious disputes between Catholics and Protestants. D) granted freedom of worship to all who accepted the divinity of Jesus Christ. E) stated that individuals with lack of faith could be imprisoned.
In 1924, Congress completely excluded immigration from
A) central and southern Europe. B) the Middle East. C) Latin America. D) Asia.