Prejudice Is Not Always Limited to Situations Where an Individual

question 10

Multiple Choice

Prejudice is not always limited to situations where an individual feels directly threatened by an outgroup. This fact is particularly difficult to explain from the perspective of which of the following theories?

• A) Social role theory
• B) Social identity theory
• C) Minimal paradigm theory
• D) Realistic conflict theory

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