How Can Compassionate Love Be Useful in Improving Race Relations

question 59

Multiple Choice

How can compassionate love be useful in improving race relations?

• A) It helps provide compassion and understanding toward those who have faced prejudice or discrimination.
• B) It can bring together people from different races who then have the chance to develop a romantic relationship.
• C) It shows that at least some people from the majority culture are caring.
• D) It may allow for the display of less vulnerability and bolster the positive emotions of minorities.

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Definitions:

Carl Rogers

An influential American psychologist who founded the humanistic approach to psychology, emphasizing the importance of free will, self-actualization, and psychological health.

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