The demonstration by Jane Elliot with blue-eyed and brown-eyed children suggests that an effective way to generate conditions of prejudice is to

a. require persons to compete for scarce resources.
b. intermingle two diverse groups with each other.
c. produce inequalities in power, prestige, or privileges.
d. demand that members of two groups cooperate to achieve a common goal.


ANSWER: c

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