Some People Who Identify as Black in the United States

question 8

Multiple Choice

Some people who identify as Black in the United States today are descendants of slaves, whereas others are voluntary immigrants from the Caribbean or Africa. This is an example of ______.

• A) conceptual equivalence
• B) acculturation
• C) subcultural variations
• D) ethnocentrism

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Definitions:

Arbitration

A method of dispute resolution in which an impartial third party, the arbitrator, makes a decision to resolve a dispute.

Intergroup Contact

A theory positing that under certain conditions, direct contact between members of different social groups can reduce prejudice and intergroup tension.

Conciliation

A conflict resolution strategy that involves bringing disputing parties together to find a mutually acceptable solution to their issues.

Distinctiveness-Based Illusory Correlation

A cognitive bias where individuals overestimate the association between unique or distinctive events and specific outcomes.