Kanza and Ranna are classmates whose parents are both originally from Iran but who moved to the United States before the children were born. They are very good friends, spend a lot of time together at school, and often get together to socialize on weekends. One day a new student joins their class, and Kanza immediately sends a note to Ranna saying, "Look at that new white girl. I bet she isn't
going to want to play with us!" Kanza's assumptions about the new classmate based strictly on her skin color demonstrate
a. ethnocentrism.
b. socialized paranoia.
c. discrimination.
d. prejudice.
d
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