Relying too heavily on a person-blame approach to social problems is a problem because __________

A) it legitimizes the right to initiate system-change rather than person-change
B) societal conditions (such as norms that are racist, sexist, or homophobic) go unchallenged
C) it directs blame at the system and away from the individuals
D) it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions


Answer: B

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