Once Prejudices Are Established, They Prevent Us from

question 123

Multiple Choice

Once prejudices are established, they prevent us from

• A)accepting more positive experiences that could reverse the damage.
• B)becoming dogmatic and developing ethnocentrism.
• C)future stereotyping.
• D)experiencing cognitive dissonance.

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Definitions:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

An 18th-century philosopher known for his influence on political, educational, and cultural thought, particularly regarding society's natural state versus its corruption by civilization.

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Microsociology

The study of individual and face-to-face interactions, focusing on the nuances of human social behavior.

George Herbert Mead

was an American sociologist and philosopher considered one of the founders of symbolic interactionism, focusing on the development of self and social consciousness through communicative acts.