Obama Received the Smallest Percentage of the White Vote in Mississippi

question 46

Multiple Choice

Obama received the smallest percentage of the White vote in Mississippi, the state with the largest percentage of Black voters, while he won the White vote in those states with the smallest percentage of minority voters (Maine, Iowa, New Hampshire, Oregon, Connecticut, and Washington state) What concept best explains these voting patterns?

• A)color-blind racism
• B)implicit association
• C)reference group
• D)scapegoating
• E)symbolic racism

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Definitions:

Ego

Part of Sigmund Freud's model of the psyche, the ego represents the realistic part that mediates between the desires of the id, the demands of the environment, and the moral standards of the superego.

Superego

A component of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory representing the ethical or moral self, which contains societal standards, ideals, and prohibitions.

Defence Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by the unconscious mind to protect itself from anxiety by distorting reality.

Sublimation

A defense mechanism proposed by Freud in which socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior.