Isabella, a Mexican, is transferred from a job on an assembly line to a similar position working next to a White man, Steve. Isabella resented the fact that Steve is patronizing, and Steve assumes that Isabella is incompetent. After a few weeks of tension between the two, they get into a bitter quarrel. But, as time goes by, both Steve and Isabella come to appreciate each other's strengths and talents. Two years after they begin working together, Steve and Isabella become good friends. This is an example of what interactionists call ________.
A. exploitation theory
B. contact hypothesis
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
D. anomie theory of deviance
Answer: B
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