Your Text Acknowledges That Most People Attempt to Avoid Overt

question 38

Essay

Your text acknowledges that most people attempt to avoid overt racial slurs, but there are more subtle manifestations of racist language. Recently attention has been drawn to the use of the word "thug" to describe African American males. Analyze this word in terms of its denotation, connotation, and power, and examine its function as racist language.

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

An educational method where behavior intensity is altered by either rewards or penalties.

Insight

The ability to gain a clear and deep understanding of a situation or concept, often leading to a breakthrough or solution.

Habituation

A psychological learning process wherein there is a decrease in response to a stimulus after being repeatedly exposed to it over time.