How Do Members of Low-Status Groups Manage Their Self-Esteem

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Multiple Choice

How do members of low-status groups manage their self-esteem?

• A) They tend to have lower self-esteem than those in high-status groups.
• B) They are more likely than those in high-status groups to distance themselves from negative associations.
• C) They are more likely than those in high-status groups to derive self-esteem from group membership.
• D) They tend to invest their self-esteem in those domains in which the group has high status.

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Definitions:

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Aaron Beck

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Neurological Cause

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