Which Might Cause Parents to Communicate Messages That Prepare Their

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which might cause parents to communicate messages that prepare their children for bias and discrimination?

• A) Parents' goals for children to interact with high-status group members.
• B) Parents' observations of a child's friends coming from biracial homes.
• C) Parents' endorsement of cultural heritage and pride.
• D) Parents' views of racial equality.
• E) Parents' perceptions of teacher bias and unfair treatment of their children.

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Person in apparent health whose chromosomes contain a pathologic mutant gene, which may be transmitted to his or her children.

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