Contact theory maintains that ________________________________________
a. social networking sites like Facebook increase both the quality and quantity of social ties
b. individuals from different ethnic or racial groups do not have enough in common to become best friends
c. when members of different ethnic or racial groups come in contact with one another, competition and conflict over scarce resources will ensue
d. ethnocentrism is hardwired in the human brain and thus can almost never be suppressed
e. prejudice is reduced when members of different groups interact with one another
e
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