A Primary Concern About the Future of Social Security Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

A primary concern about the future of social security is

• A) that benefits will not be able to keep up with rising inflation rates.
• B) that social security benefits will be the first to be cut in an economic recession.
• C) that benefits will run out before many Americans can collect benefits.
• D) that social security surpluses will be used to pay down budget deficits.
• E) that it will become a private, underfunded program.

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Definitions:

Prejudice

A preconceived opinion or judgement about an individual or group without sufficient knowledge, often involving negative or stereotypical beliefs.

Situational Attribution

Assigning the cause of one's behavior or performance to external environmental factors, rather than to internal characteristics.

Social Categorization

The process by which individuals classify others into groups based on shared characteristics.

Festinger and Carlsmith

Researchers known for their study on cognitive dissonance, particularly the 1959 experiment demonstrating how individuals change their attitudes to align with their behaviors.