Joseph Is a Community Leader Interested in Reducing the Conflict

question 30

Multiple Choice

Joseph is a community leader interested in reducing the conflict between two local gangs. Based on the information presented in Chapter 13, which of the following strategies is least likely to help Joseph achieve his goal?

• A) Trying to get the gang members to individuate members of the rival gang.
• B) Trying to get the gang members to decrease their perceptions of out-group homogeneity.
• C) Trying to get the gang members to become interdependent.
• D) Trying to decrease the amount of contact between the rival gangs.

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