What Contribution Did T

question 26

Multiple Choice

What contribution did T. W. Adorno make to understanding prejudice and discrimination?

• A) He proposed the frustration-aggression hypothesis to explain prejudice.
• B) He proposed the concept of the authoritarian personality as being a cause of prejudice.
• C) He developed a typology of behavior based on whether or not a person is prejudiced and whether or not they discriminate.
• D) He explained high unemployment rates among minorities using the split labor market and reserve labor force.

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Definitions:

Suppression

The conscious act of stopping oneself from thinking or feeling certain emotions or thoughts.

Role Ambiguity

Occurs when someone is uncertain about what is expected of him or her.

Accommodation

A strategy of conflict resolution where one party gives in to the demands or viewpoints of the other, often to maintain harmony.

Horizontal Conflict

Describes disagreements or disputes between individuals or groups at the same level in an organizational hierarchy or structure.