Stereotypes
a. are realistic representations used as short cuts to refer to minority group members.
b. may be used as a justification for prejudice and discrimination.
c. are not generally applied to an entire group, usually just some individual members.
d. were far more prevalent in the past than they are today.
e. are not as harmful as other types of prejudicial attitudes.
B
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a. social and economic policy failures b. the failure of schools to provide students with the skills necessary to compete in a technologically-based global economy c. the failure of Fortune 500 companies to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Education on developing curricula for a global economy d. the propensity of manufactures to move factories to other countries
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a. religious sexism b. theological patriarchy c. economic segregation d. gender apartheid
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A. agrarian society. B. preindustrial society. C. industrial society. D. postmodern society.
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What will be an ideal response?