Imagine You Were a Public Official Who Lived in the Early

question 53

Multiple Choice

Imagine you were a public official who lived in the early part of the 20th century when the Ku Klux Klan frequently harassed minorities.Now imagine you had the ability to pass a law designed to diminish the frequency of Klan harassment.Based on the concept of deindividuation,which of the following ideas might you consider in order to significantly reduce undesirable Klan behavior?

• A) require all members of mobs to wear nametags
• B) make the public wearing of hoods and masks illegal
• C) prohibit mobs from gathering when it is dark
• D) all of the above

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