When Public Schools Were Desegregated,people Thought That Simply Having Black

question 97

Multiple Choice

When public schools were desegregated,people thought that simply having black kids and white kids attend school together would reduce stereotypes and prejudice.Given what you know about the Sherif studies on groups and prejudice,why did this approach not work?

• A) The groups were too different for the kids to find common ground.
• B) Contact alone could not overcome ingrained hostility.
• C) It might have worked for race but could not work for class.
• D) Disparities between the groups deepened existing hostilities.

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