Describe authoritarian personality theory as an explanation of prejudice
What will be an ideal response?
This theory holds that a particular type of person is likely to display prejudice. Authoritarian individuals were punished frequently as children. As a result, they grow up with a deep anger, are completely submissive to authority, and have a tendency to blame their troubles on people that they see as inferior to themselves.
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A. consumer culture B. conspicuous consumption C. inconspicuous consumption D. culture jamming
Immigrants following the Bolshevik Revolution were most likely to be __________
A) Czarist army officers B) peasants C) working class people D) extremely poor
"The absence of a father is the greatest risk to children." Does research support this? Explain
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Which of the following is NOT a legal effort undertaken to control or ban drinking?
a) the establishment of Alcoholics Anonymous b) President Clinton's sin tax on hard liquor c) MADD's and SADD's attempts to change the drunk driver's law d) raising the minimum drinking age to 21