Japanese Americans were the object of little prejudice until they began to enter jobs that brought them into competition with Whites. This example supports the ________.
A. contact hypothesis
B. anomie theory of deviance
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
D. conflict view of race relations
Answer: D
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