A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina law student. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would be unlikely to reduce prejudice because

A. of the difference in their ages.
B. sexism is operating as well as racism.
C. the two people do not have equal status.
D. All of the answers are correct.


Answer: C

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