A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would
A. be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them.
B. involve the operation of sexism as well as racism.
C. be likely to cause both lawyers to become less prejudiced.
D. encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism.
Answer: C
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a. true b. false
Which of the following occurs in the middle stage of emotional divorce?
A) Spouses feel disappointment in each other but hope the marriage will improve. B) The unhappier partner begins to evaluate the rewards and costs of leaving the marriage. C) One of the partners stops caring and detaches emotionally from the other. D) One of the partner contacts a lawyer and files for divorce.
How are SMOs organized?
a. They always have a professional and bureaucratic structure. b. They generally are organized primarily with volunteers. c. Most SMOs lack any type of organization. d. SMOs must have a dedicated group of people who may be either paid professionals or volunteers.
Middle-class Americans in the late 19th century wished to experience death with order.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.