Terry told a racist joke at work one day and coworkers responded with scowls and by quickly turning away. Why did Terry's coworkers respond in this manner?
a. Terry broke an interpersonal communication rule and received negative sanctions
from coworkers.
b. Terry's joke was funny, but the coworkers were afraid to laugh at a racist joke.
c. Terry's coworkers did not understand the joke, so they responded by turning away.
d. If the joke had been inappropriate, then Terry's coworkers would have said that
directly.
e. None of the above
a
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