Your boss refuses to hire Sam to stock the shelves and bag groceries at the large grocery store where you work. You have known Sam most of your life and know that Sam suffers from schizophrenia, but that he is on medication and meets with his psychiatrist regularly. Your boss assumes that Sam will relapse sooner or later or might become dangerous. Thus, your boss' reaction and response to Sam
being hired reflects the impact of
a. the high probability of people with schizophrenia being dangerous.
b. cultural relativity.
c. social stigma.
d. your boss's knowledge regarding the unreliability of medication in the treatment of schizophrenia.
C
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