Many People Who Hold Prejudiced Attitudes Towards Ethnic Minority Groups

question 52

Multiple Choice

Many people who hold prejudiced attitudes towards ethnic minority groups attempt to justify their prejudices by suggesting that group competition for jobs, housing, healthcare, and other social resources is a(n) ____. For example, they claim: "The more jobs that other groups get, the fewer good jobs there will be left for people from my group."

• A) zero-sum game
• B) non-zero-sum game
• C) commons dilemma
• D) equity game

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