If integrated schools provide equal-status contact, what is the most likely reason that prejudice was not reduced?
a. the failure of schools to truly integrate
b. the prejudices of the teachers and administrators
c. minority-group children being unprepared to compete academically on an equal footing
d. superordinate goals preventing the minority-group children from succeeding
Answer: c. minority-group children being unprepared to compete academically on an equal footing
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